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Post by CELS on Feb 18, 2004 8:21:56 GMT -5
Fairly rigid, I'm afraid. Predators of the Ether isn't any more out there than Scythes of the Emperor though, word-wise. I still prefer Frost Wraiths though
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Post by zholud on Feb 19, 2004 14:07:47 GMT -5
I think I should more actively promote my choice of name… BTW, I’ve made a little search on Portent relevant forum and confirmed that it was me who first mentioned Frostbringers and CELS introduced FrostWraith ;D The most important for me is that my variant sounds much better, especially for person with non-native knowledge of language word wraith is difficult to taste and feel right. The Space marines are shock troops, they are suited for direct combat, often in close quarters (look at implants work, usage of chain-thingies, almost complete lack of spies and snipers), so sound name is better than whisper…
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Post by CELS on Feb 19, 2004 19:35:15 GMT -5
I think I should more actively promote my choice of name… BTW, I’ve made a little search on Portent relevant forum and confirmed that it was me who first mentioned Frostbringers and CELS introduced FrostWraith ;D LoL! Making it personal, are you? ;D The most important for me is that my variant sounds much better, especially for person with non-native knowledge of language word wraith is difficult to taste and feel right. I'll agree that Frost Bringers sounds better. It's just that the name has little meaning to me, so I think people will go; " "Frost Bringers"? Cool. Frost Br... erm... Frost... Bringers? " The Space marines are shock troops, they are suited for direct combat, often in close quarters (look at implants work, usage of chain-thingies, almost complete lack of spies and snipers), so sound name is better than whisper… *grins* Space Marine combat doctrines vary enormously. You have the 'Wolves, who will go roaring, howling and cheering into the fray, the Black Templars who will be chanting and reciting holy texts... and our Space Marine chapter, who will take a different approach. The way I saw it, these guys would not come roaring, but would explode a hole in a ship and then drift in like undead; unstoppable. Silent shock troops can be just as effective as noisy ones, I think. It depends on what kind of terror you're looking for.
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Post by zholud on Feb 23, 2004 15:14:59 GMT -5
Space Marine combat doctrines vary enormously. You have the 'Wolves, who will go roaring, howling and cheering into the fray, the Black Templars who will be chanting and reciting holy texts... and our Space Marine chapter, who will take a different approach. But still I have to see SM Chapter which uses shooting over getting close and personal. I don’t mean rosters which can be shooty but chapter’s fluff. So, the sound of buzzing chainswords is preferable over whisper to me. I simply don’t like word wraith much because it isn’t in my basic language ;D
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Post by Minister on Feb 23, 2004 18:40:42 GMT -5
Perhaps a chapter which prefers short-ranged firefights, meltas, storm bolters and flamers over lascannon or chainswords...
Small question, which I coould probably find for myself but I don't fancy the trawl, how old is our chapter?
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Post by CELS on Feb 23, 2004 19:57:18 GMT -5
Zholud, the Dark Angels are known to prefer firefights over close combat. Hence the special rule which prevents them from assaulting sometimes. The Dark Angels are also a chapter who are unlikely to go around roaring and shouting like the barbaric Space Wolves.
Minister, I don't remember how old our chapter is exactly, but it's pretty old. It was instrumental in the defeat of Anargo during the Age of Apostasy, for example. I'm thinking M34 or somesuch.
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Post by zholud on Feb 24, 2004 12:58:04 GMT -5
Zholud, the Dark Angels are known to prefer firefights over close combat. But it is comparing with other Chapters they are a little bit less maniac for close quarters fight. But they still get all those assault marines with jump-packs and their leaders are usually wield some nasty close combat weapon, never to mention the both well-known fight of El’Johnson (with Russ and with Luthor) are CC heavy w/o usage of normal guns at all!
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Post by CELS on Feb 24, 2004 13:52:19 GMT -5
Well, I don't think anyone would consider Lion El'Jonson a very honourable Primarch if he ended the fight with a plasma cannon, do you? Yes, Dark Angels have assault squads with jump packs, as do all Chapters who follow the Codex Astartes. That does not mean they prefer close combat over firefights. And yes, Dark Angel leaders often have powerful close combat weapons such as the Sword of Truth or whatever it's called, but so do Imperial Guard commanders, who can often be seen with chainswords, power weapons or power fists. Does that mean that the Imperial Guard prefers close combat over ranged combat? Space Marine chapters can have their own unique style and combat doctrine, and the Dark Angels and their successor chapters are examples of chapters who prefer ranged combat. The Iron Warriors were also good examples of Space Marine who preferred ranged combat.... untill the Horus Heresy
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 27, 2004 15:19:36 GMT -5
The poll will be closed in one week. At the moment the Frostwraiths are winning, thankfully. Kage
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Post by zholud on Feb 28, 2004 8:17:04 GMT -5
The poll will be closed in one week. At the moment the Frostwraiths are winning, thankfully. <zholud sobs...> So, what we have? out of 39 members only 8 voted, Kage gave his vote to one name just to be original (see above) and author ob IA on them abstains... People! Vote, do not let me down...
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Post by Femerenden on Mar 4, 2004 7:45:28 GMT -5
What chapter it successes?
I want to bring to your knowledge that The only Imperial GW made chapter which is fleet based(As your suggestion is Zero-G fighting they had to be fleet based) is the well know Black Templars successing the Fists. And they are Fleet based because they are on a crusade 'till the day they are created in the name of the Emperor.
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Post by CELS on Mar 4, 2004 8:08:17 GMT -5
These are not fleet based, their homeworld is a rogue planet, I think. A planet that doesn't orbit a sun, that is. They do spend a lot of time in space though.
Sikkukkut still hasn't posted his Index Astartes article on the Frost Wraiths, but I think they're supposed to be Ultramarine successors. I suggested Raven Guard, just to be original, but I don't know if that was well received. Not a major issue though, because they will not be Blood Angel, Dark Angel or Space Wolf successors for sure.
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Post by zholud on Mar 4, 2004 11:31:10 GMT -5
Sikkukkut still hasn't posted his Index Astartes article on the Frost Wraiths. Because he don't have to... he was writing about Frostbringers...
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Post by Femerenden on Mar 4, 2004 13:42:17 GMT -5
So we got smurfs? Yikes!
What about we do not having any Adeptus Astetates? We will be more Imperialish out here. You say there is smugling in here.
If any one happens to hear it and says that to the cold smurf(Yeah i now found the nickname of the chapter) they will raise the crime syndicate with the planet(Just read the Codex Spacemarines White Panter article...).
Nuff said...
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Post by CELS on Mar 4, 2004 15:33:17 GMT -5
Not sure I understood what you mean there, Femerenden... first you suggest that we don't have any Adeptus Astartes, and then you suggest that the Frost Wraiths are some kind of secret police?
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