Sterbelicht - One Sacrifice At A Time Against The Galaxy (40K)
- Thread starter HeroCooky
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We should include something about the Knights themselves belonging to the Federation and that membership is voluntary but refusal of service can result in loss of membership.
To make sure that the government controls the military and not the other way around. (Besides them taking part in elections like normal people and them having a seat on the military bench, of course)
HeroCooky
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They already do in the same way you own your ships. Sure, a Captain od a ship may be in charge of them at any given time, but if the gubermnt boots them out, they can't do jack unless they full-on successfully revolt. And don't get counter-boarded asap. This mirrors how your Knights are owned. The pilots use them, probably until they die or retire, but they don't own them and would get ganked by everyone around them if they tried.
Ah good, just wanted to make it explicit to avoid things coming up and hearing that the Knightly Order is independent like the Lamenters formally are (with Chyron just agreeing with Candle Keepers).
But that is enough confirmation for me.
[X] The Order of the Blazing Sun
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- They/Them
It will create some interesting incentives. As it is now, the Order of the Blazing Sun will have a non-voting observer seat on Perfinda or whatnot, as a "Special Group" or organization, etc, etc, in the same way that the Lamenters do both locally and polity-wide.
One unfortunate similarity I just realized, the chosen Color Scheme for the Knights of the Blazing Sun is that Black and Gold is the same color scheme as Abbadon's Black Legion. Yeaaaaaah….
Shit Raptor is offline. We need him to change the color scheme in the plan.
@RaptorusMaximus
Please change the color scheme.
@HeroCooky please allow the color scheme to be changed for the knightly order because fuck being associated with the Chaos space Marines due to the colors.
@RaptorusMaximus
Please change the color scheme.
@HeroCooky please allow the color scheme to be changed for the knightly order because fuck being associated with the Chaos space Marines due to the colors.
10ebbor10
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Why are we giving our knight house extra legal powers again?
I see no reason to put additional requirements for conscription on them (tge appointment of a Diktat) that we would not put on the conscription of other forces.
I doubt it'll matter much, but it's the spirit of the thing.
I see no reason to put additional requirements for conscription on them (tge appointment of a Diktat) that we would not put on the conscription of other forces.
I doubt it'll matter much, but it's the spirit of the thing.
HeroCooky
Unverified Monstergirl
99% of all people you'd meet with your Knights would not be able to link your color scheme to that of the Black Legion, and those who could would not immediately go "CHAOS!" They are too high up to not have seen all other information the Imperium would have regarding you. And that connection would, even for the most determined Tzeentchian Daemon, be too weak to influence anything via Sympathetic Magic.
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I'm not changing the colors just because the Black Legion use black and gold as their primary coloration. There are certainly other groups that have black and gold colors in the Imperium, and it's not like we're going to be slapping any chaos iconography onto our Knights. Y'all are worrying over nothing.
(Ninja'd by Cooky lol)
(Ninja'd by Cooky lol)
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However, there's a worse association. Black and Gold is just Black and Yellow, and what self-respecting person wants to be associated with the fucking Steelers.
Vote closed
308.M42 - Where We Are Needed
HeroCooky
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The Order of the Blazing Sun has been born, a Knightly Order far different than any that the dread Imperium would ever envision, and one who will inspire courage and bravery within the hearts of our soldiers in the same breath that it shall induce fear and despair into our foes.
With black as its base color and gold used for its secondary and highlights, the Blazing Sun shall stride forward. Its Coat of Arms, a Yellow Sun centered on a black background with a silver candle with a white flame set before the Sun, is painted on the left pauldron. A sigil representing the homeworld of the current pilot may be painted upon the right pauldron, and those who distinguish themselves in their service are allowed to create personal heraldry and paint such on either a thigh plate or the crotch plate. Additionally, their markings can be changed to camouflage should the ranking officer of any mission they have been assigned to decide that such would be a boon in executing their duty.
The chosen Motto of the order is: "Devotion in Study, Veneration of Ability, for the Art of War." However, an informal motto has been adopted to remind recruits of their purpose and bolster the minds of soon-to-exist veterans: "We go where we are needed. We do what must be done." A motto similar to the battle-cry of the Lamenter Space Marine Chapter.
With their headquarters stationed in Perfidia, the initial crops of Knights are expected to herald from Drixxus and Ixxus, alongside hosting the factory for the Karnivore Kights. However, their HQ and eventual Outposts for training and recruitment will not be subject to local jurisdiction; instead, they will be subject to federal jurisdiction.
With that done and a military reorganization underway, things once more turn toward civilian matters, specifically the current increase in food availability across all Federation planets and its effects.
What are those effects?
(6-Hour Moratorium)
[] Hardened Seedbanks
There exists the ever-present threat of a planet being cut off from the Federation by internal turmoil, external forces, natural disasters, or other similar cataclysms. A danger that has slowly wormed itself into the minds of many defensive engineers and planetary commanders tasked with ensuring a planet can meet an enemy and hold until relief forces arrive. To remedy at least a portion of that danger, large bunkers have been dug into the ground, not to keep people safe but to hold seeds, plants, and agricultural equipment to rapidly grow enough food to feed a population after such a disaster should the current agricultural fields or facilities be destroyed by accident or intent.
(Planets can recover from orbital bombardment, sieges, and catastrophes without inflicting penalties on Food Production or requiring Actions to aid.)
[] Efficient And Tasty MREs
An army marches on its stomach, which is true when it is one of spears and swords and when it is one of ships and Knights. Soldiers who need hours to prepare food with specialist equipment are soldiers who will rarely be fed and seldom not be hungry on the field of battle. With the creation and distribution of new lines of Meals Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, designed to deliver a perfect blend of vitamins, supplements, calories, morale boosters, and taste to soldiers in a minimum of time needed, morale within the army and navy has been steadily rising. In addition, these meals can be used as relief supplies for liberated, conquered, or our populations whose food supply lines have been shattered or damaged.
(Improves Military Morale and severely reduces malnutrition and starvation within your own or recently conquered or liberated populations.)
[] Plump And Happy And Healthy
With more food comes cheaper food. Cheaper food allows people to buy more, eat more, and make better nutritional choices.
(Glimmerlings have their malnutrition reduced to near nothing for as long as steady food supplies and supply lines exist on and to their planets.)
With black as its base color and gold used for its secondary and highlights, the Blazing Sun shall stride forward. Its Coat of Arms, a Yellow Sun centered on a black background with a silver candle with a white flame set before the Sun, is painted on the left pauldron. A sigil representing the homeworld of the current pilot may be painted upon the right pauldron, and those who distinguish themselves in their service are allowed to create personal heraldry and paint such on either a thigh plate or the crotch plate. Additionally, their markings can be changed to camouflage should the ranking officer of any mission they have been assigned to decide that such would be a boon in executing their duty.
The chosen Motto of the order is: "Devotion in Study, Veneration of Ability, for the Art of War." However, an informal motto has been adopted to remind recruits of their purpose and bolster the minds of soon-to-exist veterans: "We go where we are needed. We do what must be done." A motto similar to the battle-cry of the Lamenter Space Marine Chapter.
With their headquarters stationed in Perfidia, the initial crops of Knights are expected to herald from Drixxus and Ixxus, alongside hosting the factory for the Karnivore Kights. However, their HQ and eventual Outposts for training and recruitment will not be subject to local jurisdiction; instead, they will be subject to federal jurisdiction.
With that done and a military reorganization underway, things once more turn toward civilian matters, specifically the current increase in food availability across all Federation planets and its effects.
What are those effects?
(6-Hour Moratorium)
[] Hardened Seedbanks
There exists the ever-present threat of a planet being cut off from the Federation by internal turmoil, external forces, natural disasters, or other similar cataclysms. A danger that has slowly wormed itself into the minds of many defensive engineers and planetary commanders tasked with ensuring a planet can meet an enemy and hold until relief forces arrive. To remedy at least a portion of that danger, large bunkers have been dug into the ground, not to keep people safe but to hold seeds, plants, and agricultural equipment to rapidly grow enough food to feed a population after such a disaster should the current agricultural fields or facilities be destroyed by accident or intent.
(Planets can recover from orbital bombardment, sieges, and catastrophes without inflicting penalties on Food Production or requiring Actions to aid.)
[] Efficient And Tasty MREs
An army marches on its stomach, which is true when it is one of spears and swords and when it is one of ships and Knights. Soldiers who need hours to prepare food with specialist equipment are soldiers who will rarely be fed and seldom not be hungry on the field of battle. With the creation and distribution of new lines of Meals Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, designed to deliver a perfect blend of vitamins, supplements, calories, morale boosters, and taste to soldiers in a minimum of time needed, morale within the army and navy has been steadily rising. In addition, these meals can be used as relief supplies for liberated, conquered, or our populations whose food supply lines have been shattered or damaged.
(Improves Military Morale and severely reduces malnutrition and starvation within your own or recently conquered or liberated populations.)
[] Plump And Happy And Healthy
With more food comes cheaper food. Cheaper food allows people to buy more, eat more, and make better nutritional choices.
(Glimmerlings have their malnutrition reduced to near nothing for as long as steady food supplies and supply lines exist on and to their planets.)
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- They/Them
[] Hardened Seedbanks
I think this one is best, honestly?
I think this one is best, honestly?
10ebbor10
DON'T PANIC
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Let's see :
Clarify chain-of-command : Are these independent military units like the Lanenters, or just weirdly organized regular ones
Clarify the status of future, different mech units
Clarify the exact authority the council has. Can they deknight someone, force promotions or demotions, or is the knight house selfmanaged?
Can someone be part of the knight house without being part of our broader polity?
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Either the MRE's or the general reduction to malnutrition.