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Science is only way to distinguish ourselves, remember we choose warp tech, going back on that is a no no.
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The Lost Primarch Quest
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Science is only way to distinguish ourselves, remember we choose warp tech, going back on that is a no no.
The Crusade Begins Year 1
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[X] Maticus recommends rapid strikes using drop pods and thunderhawks. Essentially Astartes blitz important locations and draw attention while the guard moves in. This would be quick and save infrastructure but would result in larger attrition rates for Astartes.
[x] Diplomacy is preferred and will be the primary tool. Will leave planets grateful and with infrastructure and technology intact, but would be slower and allow some worlds to drag their feet and mobilize.
[X] After bringing worlds into the Imperium, begin to uplift the world immediately. Improve technology and build infrastructure if needed. Effectively add 5 to the tech level if under 41. Also, increase infrastructure to Tier 4. This would, however, take a fair bit of time.
[x] Diplomacy is preferred and will be the primary tool. Will leave planets grateful and with infrastructure and technology intact, but would be slower and allow some worlds to drag their feet and mobilize.
[X] After bringing worlds into the Imperium, begin to uplift the world immediately. Improve technology and build infrastructure if needed. Effectively add 5 to the tech level if under 41. Also, increase infrastructure to Tier 4. This would, however, take a fair bit of time.
With the numerous possibilities open to Kesar, he deemed it necessary to organize a meeting of his captains where the merits of each possible decision were debated. The first issue that was settled was the policy for first contact. While a few recommended immediate invasion, it was dismissed in order to preserve imperium lives and ensure the productivity of the populace. Next, the post uplift policy was decided. The Legion would organize the first parts of the uplift and ensure every world provides at least something to the Imperium. The final issue to be decided was the combat doctrine. Maticus and Oriacarius both had well-formed strategies that could work. Where Maticus was aggressive, Oriacarius was cautious, and the Legion was torn between the two. Eventually, a vote was held where Maticus' doctrine barely won out.
The last issue was the Legion's name. While they could simply refer to themselves as the XI Legion, that seemed wrong. Kesar narrowed the choices down to two names, but in the end, he chose to name the Legion:
[] Doom Slayers
[] Eternal Wardens
After this decision, the Legion was ready to truly contribute to the Great Crusade. During the course of their first year of service, it was estimated that Kesar would bring in about 70 planets, a respectable amount. While Kesar was slower than most of the Primarchs, he was not the slowest. That dubious honor belonged to Lorgar, who slowly ensured that each of the worlds he brought into compliance were significantly built up. For the year, of the planets brought in, there were 4 feral worlds, 23 feudal worlds, 1 forge world, 1 hive world, 29 agri worlds, and 12 civilized worlds. These worlds largely acquiesced to the Imperium rule, with around twenty requiring a military action by Imperium forces.
While these worlds were largely not dangerous, casualties did mount. As a result, 5 companies of Astartes forces died in addition to millions of Imperial Guard soldiers.
Unfortunately, there were some worlds that would require Kesar's intervention.
The first was Bara I, which was not a good place to place a colony. From what information remains, it was inferred that stray weapons fire from a Dark Age battleship cracked the planet's crust and cause much of the surface to sink into the mantle. Needless to say, this killed a large part of the population. The rest managed to construct a shelter just above the lava by using the few craters without lava as supports. As such, a massive surface tunnel was constructed. At first, the world desperately wanted to join the Imperium, but then the Adeptus Mechanicus found out how the world had survived.
It seems that the few Mechanicus on the planet disassembled Golden Age technology to keep the life support system working. When they were branded tech hereteks, Bara refused to give them up and closed off communication. When Imperial Guard members attempted to invade, they found a formidable array of defenses stood in their way. The members that managed to get through the low tech defenses entered hell. Bara was not good for life and the defenders used that.
Tunnels that were overrun were destroyed. Constant air leaks from bullets necessitated melee combat in close quarters, and the few areas that were overrun from this were destroyed by the defenders using their firearms. The corrosive atmosphere, intense heat, and lava necessitated Astartes, but even then, it would be difficult.
The second planet was known as Hinge IV. This world was less hostile environmentally with only around half of the surface having an atmosphere that was both poisonous and acidic. The rest was breathable. Unfortunately, the inhabitants were not good people. After the Long Night, the few high-level psykers on the planet took power. The low technology level allowed them to easily crush dissidents, and horrendous states were created.
Each kingdom was ruled by a gamma or beta psyker, who was worshipped as a god. Those that did not completely believe that their ruler was a god were found by telepaths and executed. The end result was a populace that firmly believed in their rulers and attacked what they viewed were heathens. While the populace was easily dispatched, the Imperial Guard struggled to fight the powerful psykers here and has requested Astartes support.
The last world of relevance was part of an Ork empire led by Metalhead. Approximately ten worlds were held by this Xeno, and Lave V had massive amounts of Ork vessels. Hundreds of Orkish vessels were in the system, constantly being produced by the planet's excuse for shipyards. The sheer amount of production in the system would already describe its danger, but the reality was far worse.
This empire used decent tactics and standardized design. Orks are not smart creatures, but Metalhead had disturbingly competent subordinates. Even Kesar was daunted when coming up with a solution for this, as the combination of a massive force, well-designed defenses, decent tactics, and likely Gargents meant that any attack would suffer horrendous casualties.
In the end, Kesar chose to have his Legion's fist major combat be on:
[] Bara I
[] Hinge IV
[] Lave V
Miscellaneous Casualties: 33
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threadmark please
[X] Eternal Wardens
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Come on don't you want to committe tech Heresy. It will be fun you can trust me.
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[x] Eternal Wardens
[x] Bara I
I change my mind building your own Forge world call out to me.
[x] Bara I
I change my mind building your own Forge world call out to me.
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ChiefTurtle117
The Sigillite
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- Holy Terra
[x] Eternal Wardens
[x] Bara I
[x] Bara I
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- England
[x] Eternal Wardens
[x] Lave V
[x] Lave V
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I honestly just named it after a bastardization of "hell" into a different language.
ChiefTurtle117
The Sigillite
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I'd honestly like to leave that planet to the Thousand Sons or Death Guard, assuming that's an option.
Bara 1 seems more to our speed with a diplomacy bent.
[X] Bara 1
[x] Eternal Wardens
[x] Eternal Wardens
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- US of A
I'm thinking, would profiles of notable Maries from our Legion count to the omakes?
EDIT: With us being sticked to less important worlds, I'm wondering if we could be Bench-Buddies with the Iron Warriors, thus lowering the chances of them turning... On second thought, not really; Perturabo's meatgrinder tactics aren't gonna earn any favors from Kesar.
EDIT: With us being sticked to less important worlds, I'm wondering if we could be Bench-Buddies with the Iron Warriors, thus lowering the chances of them turning... On second thought, not really; Perturabo's meatgrinder tactics aren't gonna earn any favors from Kesar.
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- va
[x] Eternal Wardens
[x] Bara I
[x] Bara I
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- Hollister
[X] Eternal Wardens
[X] Bara I
[X] Bara I
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[X] Bara 1
[X] Doom Slayers
Yah, let's get our own privet forge world setup, one more step to zero reliance on the Cogboys.
[X] Doom Slayers
Yah, let's get our own privet forge world setup, one more step to zero reliance on the Cogboys.
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For the planets that are not picked, I haven't quite decided what to do with them yet. Right now I am thinking of having worlds that can be taken care of without direct support be taken at great cost to the Imperial Guard/Navy. Probably going to just roll to see how it goes. This might change though.
Yeah definetely. I accept anything as Omakes as long as it follows the site rules.
ChiefTurtle117
The Sigillite
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- Holy Terra
Hm, something to keep in mind for the future. Are there any Legions nearby or are we the only Legion in a close enough Sector?
Also, the Imperial Guard/Navy isn't a thing until after the Heresy. Everything is the Imperial Army.
Imperial Army
Dezron
In the Omnissiah we trust !
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@Daemon Hunter could you give more info on our Legion ?
Like color scheme , how they train , geneseed mutations , and similiar .
Like color scheme , how they train , geneseed mutations , and similiar .