Why not just use Ultramarine stats? They are the normal vanilla marines :).
Just don't take Chaplins!
Tom.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:37 PM
Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] New Poll Idea
> Hi!
>
> Actually Larry you may check out the PDF list for netepic, since these
> represent planetary defense forces that have "rebelled". Granted the
> usual slant is they rebel because they are influenced by chaos, but
> nothing stops you from saying they are a "legitimate" rebellion. The
> only thing you need to do to complete it is an army list for renegade
> marines, not in the chaos state, but in the sense you have stated.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lcarter_97132 [mailto:mariner97114_at_...]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 4:42 PM
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] New Poll Idea
>
> > Ever see "The Princess Bride"? Well, the Space Marine book is "only
> > mostly done"
>
> Does this mean that your going to go through my clothes looking for
> loose change?!?! ;-)
>
> > if you've got a write-up for a new Chapter, post
> > away and we'll spend a while discussing it. Until the final "5.0"
> > version comes out, everything I put up is a rough draft.
>
> OK, I'll bite... I haven't played SM in so long it isn't even
> funny. However, I plan to start playing NetEPIC RSN.
>
> Mine however is a little bit different. My army is a mix of SM and
> IG. I can hear the collective groaning and "cheese" comments all the
> way over here! ;-)
>
> The catch is they are not imperial. I personally view the fluff for
> the empire in 40K/SM as this: The emporer is a fifth chaos power. It
> was the ONE thing about Rogue Trader (a.k.a. 40K version 1.0) that I
> didn't like, even the humans were evil!!! On one page (don't
> remember which page and I don't have my RT book here at work) there
> was a picture of two obviously Chapterless marines at a table in a
> bar somewhere with slogans on the wall like "Down with the Emporer!"
> It was my inspiration for a rebel (NON CHAOS) army. Basically made
> up of rag tag elements of non-chaos traitors/rebels from all human
> sources. I have been carrying a back story in my head for my rebels
> (affectionately known as "Trouble Corp") for many years now. The
> long and the short of it is they view themselves as the true warriors
> of humanity, they loathe chaos and as far as they are concerned, that
> includes the emperor!
>
> Now I admit that I am not sure how to overcome the obvious cheese
> factor of IG and SM mix, and frankly I don't think it HAS to be that
> way, I just happen to have some cool IG mini's, but not enough to
> field even a small IG army on their own. So I started using them
> as "allies" to my rebel SM.
>
> My rebel SM did not have any of the chapter specific stuff like Dark
> Knights or Deathwing etc. so I felt it was something of a wash.
>
> What would your suggestion be? An SM only "chapter" with its own
> fluff units or a toned down (i.e. rag-tag less powerfull) SM, IG,
> humans mix? I really don't see value in doing special rules just for
> my "love humans, hate the emporer" attitude to 40K but...
>
> Larry
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