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Rites of Selection Binh ofa Chapter. “The Foundings| Greating Your Own Chapter Origins Gene-sced Founding Fathers Home World Home World Predominant Terrain Relationship with Home World. Ocgisction. Combat Doctrine. Salo Mode Abilities. Squad Mode Abilities... Speciality Restctions Special Equipment. Beles Curent Status Trends and Enesies Chapter Name... Bate Cry Bersdey Livery Castom Chapter Advance Tables Tying It All Together. ‘he Imperial Fists. “The Emperor's Practorians Inperia) Fists ‘Names Ineril Fits Ries Tipril Fists Pass Ucperial Fists Primarch’s Curse. nperal Fists Solo Mode Ability Unperial Fists Advances. lnperial sts Squad Mode Abii. Lnperial isis Psychic Powers Iinperil Fists Chapeer ‘Thappings Successor Chapters iy Play A Successon Chapter Character Creating « Suecessor Chapter Character Subsequent Foundings “Giramarines Successor. Novaratnes. | White Consul | Back Goss. ‘Angels of Redemption Angels of Absolution Blood Angels Successors. Flesh Testers. Lamentes. Blood Drinkers Knights of Blood. Lmpetial Fists Successor. Crimson Fists Hammers of Dom Sobjagators Joint Operations Bringing, Deachwatch into Dark Heresy. Bringing Dark Heresy into Deathwatch... Bringing Deathwatch into Rogue Trader Bringing Rogue Trader into Deathwatch, Joint operations in Your Campaign... Chapter Us The Call of War Deed Using Decés.. Chapter Deeds Feast of Blades Paticipant.. Assault on Baal Veteran. Initiate of Secrets Pain Glove Mastery Ritual Duel Fighter Purger of Vigil. Keeper of Ways. Campaign Deeds. Crusade Reinforcement nm Achetes Salient: Te Spectre of Vanity Canis Salient: Scelth Operations Orpheus Salient: Ghost Ships Battle Damage neu ecurn to Duty. Price of Vitor. YValorous Deeds Second-in-Command . Defeasive Geis. Swike Team Specials. Toc to Toe No Quarter Given Specialty Deeds Protector of the Chapter Right Place, Right Time Precision Targeting. We fee All One: Right Gear forthe Jb. Onnissiah’s Calling Deeds of Dist. Reclaiming the Lost... Lone Survivor Gene-Seed Anomaly... Distinctions ‘What are Distinctions. Marks of Distinction. ‘Command Marks Combat MarksPreeminasion Marks reating New Matis of Distinction Example Distinet0N6. oss oncinen Advanced Specialities Using Advanced Specialities, Deathwate Black Shield, Deathwatch Champion Deathwatch Chaplain Deathwateh Dreadnought Becoming a Deeadaought Deathyratch Epistolary Deathwatel Forge Master. Deathwately Keeper Deathwatch Kill-marine osthwatch Warch Caprain First Company Veteran Chapter Ill: Expanded Wargear Ranged Weapons. a Bolt Weapons Plasma Weapons Melta Weapons. Flame Weapons Solid Projectile Weapons. Grenades, and Explosive. Launehars Exotic Weapons. Melee Weapons Special sue Ammunition Armour Forte Fields, ‘Weapon Upgrades. ‘Tools and Equipment. Cybemeties.. Psyber Familiar. owes Amour Choosing Your Power Armour. Going Without a Helmet Power Armour History RHE is Chapter Relics. Deathwatch Relics. Chapter IV: Vehicles Vehicle Clasifations Driving and Flying Vohicle Comber Asal Combat a Shooting Vehicle Weapons. Chaos Vehicles Tau Vehicles Honour or Death | Chapter Renown, Earning Renown Losing Renown. Using Reng as Influence © Honours ‘Whavare Henours? 94 96 a 96 99 99, 100 LOE 06 tty sl ia ool B 120 123 126 130 134 14 be 15 135 135 136 iw 136 BT me 137 139 140 a2 3 144 14 146 146 149 152 152 153 156 156 159 164 164 165 166 ww 167 169 189 193 200 n-200 201 201 202 204 204 Bestowing Honours ‘Codex Astartes Honours. ‘Chapter Specific Honouss. Requisition. Missions and Assigning Requisition Boosting Requisition. Reserve Requisition Imperial Assees Imperial Naval Assets Imperial Guard Assets... Inguisitorial Asses. Adeptus Astartes Assets. Divided Loyalties ‘Advanced Solo an Squad Mode, Solo Mode Abilities Squad Mode Abilities Chapter VI: Watch Fortress Erioch Origins: ta Inhabitants of Erioch Adventure Seeds Bartle Brasher Richter Watch Captain Brand .. : Deathwarch Chaplain Titus Some... Goremann the Elder Watch Captain Rames Deathwatch Apathecary Seprimus, Watel Captain Praseus. Deathwatch Champion attalus Fellband, Inquiscor Horosa Bamabas, Ordo Xenos, Deathwatch Forge Master Mac Zi Yen Inguisicor Vils Andarion, Ordo Xenos, Inguisi¢or Ezu Ghraile, Ordo Xenos Prisoners ofthe Deathsvatch Aun'La Tsta’Malor Viorla Larathyn Ki Tajell Eldar Renegade Subject #696: Unknown Kenos Type Silicate entity: “Oathkeeper” Verian-Holms DeLacte: Ex-Goveror of Kaggeran. Unknown Xenos Organism: Devil Leech Colony. ‘Tyranid Vanguard Organism Mair Lesper Tyranid Organism: Unknown Genus Erioch Operations Watch Duty Investigation Cleansing carieval Extermination Exceptional Circumstances. ActeFscts of The Omega Vault 246 ase GM Guidance: Using the Omega Vault in campaigns 228 Beyond Ericch: Regions ofthe Jericho Reach Dekinor Execution Eterna, Warzone Epsilon ‘The Deserte’s Cail 280. 350 350 acipeINTRODUCTION Piel oc neo he [ieee tert vile forces of hostile ali aces and ancient tombs best Pate tetagetn asexdrte nse ge teritiec adlomenpon Fees est aed eon red ers Be cette spe ba bos wh WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK? Rares ov Bartiz provides a host of additional options for players and GM's alike, This book expands on many of the ideas, themes, and systems present in the Dexrtwarcnt Rulebook and offers many means to enrich and add derail «© the adventures ofa Kill-team in the Jericho Reach, Cuapter I: Dearnwatcu ORIGINS ChaptecLbegis with a section detailing the various tals an Aspisant goes through bere he is accepted as 2 Neophye into & Space Marine Chapter. There fs also an extnsive nd thorough section discussing how to ceate your ow, unique CChaptec of Space Marines. The Imperial Fists Space Marine Chapters presented next followed by a number of Successor Chapters to provide additional options for a Deathwatch Space Marine's exigin Cuarrer I: Tas Catt or War Chapter IC describes Deeds —events or accomplishments jn a Space Marine's past that have defined his character. Distinctions are another kind of achievement that lends 2 ‘Space Marine a special status within his Chapter and che Deathwatch, Lastly, this Chapter also describes a number of ‘Acvanced Specialities that give Dexruwaren cherectrs the ‘options a take on the rales of importance and honour within es Chaplain, Waceh Captain, or even as a ighty Dreadnought, the Deachwateh, su Cwaprer IIL: ExraNDED WARGEAR ‘Chapter 1 contains a wealth of adalitional weapons and tools found within the armouries of Watch Fortess Erioc. Details ‘on additional wuarks of power armour and expanded power | anmiour histories ae located within, as ane moze sacred relics, gifted to she Deathwatch ftom various Space Marine Chapters “ actossthe galaxy, Carrer IV: VEnIctes (Chapter TV presents a comprehensive set of vehicle rules and in-game statistics for a wide varity of vehicles used by the Space Marines and their enemies Crater V: Honour on DEATH Chapter V reveals guidelines and mechanics for awarding specific honours to a Space Marine who has cared such « distinetion. Addicional ules for using and acquiring, Reguisicion are also included, along with a number of Imperial Asses that a Kill-ceam may requisition during thei missions for the Deathwatch, Lastly, a set af clarifications and expanded rules for Squad and Solo Mode sbifities are presented Cuarrer VI: Warcn Forrress Ertoci Chapter VI focuses oa the mighty sta-keep known as Watch Fortress Erioch, a solid bastion of the Deathwatch’ presonce inthe Jericho Resch. ‘The origins ofthis base and the secrets tha its walls contain ae described in this chapter along with 4 discussion of the various personalities, prisoners, and relics thar call Watch Fortress Etioch home, Lastly, this chapter provides a glimpse at some of the areas of the Jericho Reach beyond Watch Fortress Exioch; dark places amongst the sta-s where the Deathwatch keeps vigilTRIALS OF THE ASPIRANT ING YOUR Tue IMPerial Fisrs SuccESSOR CHAPTERS Jornr OPERATIONSCHAPTER I: DEATHWATCH ORIGINS Yaar fire es with te Ch Friston er The pas is dt. Build upon thas sun a arongst your Basle Bate” you sh Chaplain Gotthold of the Black Templas teaser eat TRIALS OF THE ASPIRANT "Your fae life hl eso ata the gory da yard face tbe hare of als ne forthe oer wl ye ttle of th Eapar You shall (fs, 9 tha we nv ea 0 ‘Chaplain SigheIm of the Celestial Lions he Che deri he may ad re ae prio Soria i oe ce iby rae an igs he Re ene dig hae le snd Slot Be Thos id a el en Thaciploc Te nani a tel cocnipd dns pinion nite a encase Meitcaau 9g Sot eam iden oth don oe eae Gea gcd hs ee soa ea vib ede wry of leigh fu toh pan at he ee at cram of he a cn be oxy al net Heo thead mls snowed ples dale pe se ee ae Soo nike © oc cape tui sth eke ha a cn poli dui aayPak come swe play during the character creation Broce The player simply chooses, withthe GM's approve, lich of the als his Bare-Drother underyent as an span noting st on his characte sheet. Keep in tind that aghile Bspirats might face several such Trials befoze being Acepued in Chapter (sill more tials fie they become Nenphyres), his seeion is intended to present the single thfiritive Trial of the Batle-Brother’s carest—the one that Tied to his acceptance asa potential Space Maine. Players are faxoutoged 10 think about the exact nature of the Trial theit GHiracter underwent, and the way in which they overcame ik Players are encouraged to use their imagination here, as fi details they come up with can be used by the GM 10 a favour to Future adverrutes In some cases, che Trial may fave resulted in the Asp being wounded almost unto highes: echelons ae tasked with cecating, testing and devsloping. the gene-sced. samples thet vil | provide the bass of the new Chapters Entice forge worlds may be turned over 10 the manufacture of che mighay atsenal of ‘veaponey, ammunition, armen, Vehicles anc svar ships that any such force wil requ Ay‘Thece area myriad of other somceins 100A suitable home syorld must be identified sich in al likelihood will provide not only secure and defensible base of operations for the new Chap, but asoutce of toa, Such ‘yor might have been reported by itinerant rogue traders, and ‘earmarked centuries before as potential Space Marine home syorlds.& dey ‘of enviconmental engineering might be required, and the natives {ifhey are 10 form the basis of the Chapters reetuitment) must be studied and tested for many generations to ensure they ate Fiee of any stain oF mutation that might later affeet the Chapter iscf. The construction of a Chapter’ fortres-monastery may le one ofthe greatest ‘undertakings of al, drawing on the genius ofthe Imperium’ most accomplished military architects Existing Space Marine Choprets might also have a band in this process though to what degree varies greatly: Many First Founding Chapters maintain cose links with Chapters created using theie own gene-teed stocks, and the Chapter Masters might havea hand in planning future foundings Its suid that the Disciples of Caliban, a Dark Angels Successor ‘were created following the dicect appeal of the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels Inthe cen thousand years and more that have possed since the momentous Fits Founding, thete have been wventyfive subseqent foundings of new Space Marine Chapters, the rest recent, the twenty-sixth, in the year 738 of the forty Fit millennium. Even before a new founding is announced entite generations of Imperial servants may have toiled in preparation, Even once the process is underway, itis likely te be a lest a century before the new Chapters are ready © te Lake tothe Fel. In times of dite need, faster development | has bean actempred, but this has often resulted in disaster | Geni-seed cule in haste is wont 10 degrade or mutate, and a myriad af other factors might lend tothe entire process CREATING YOUR OWN CHAPTER “To Thine Ovn Seif Be True ‘Aneient Tetran Provet the topics presented over the following. pages, selecting the details that most appeal. Alternately, roll on the many, tables provided sf leaving the whole process to the wagares of fate appeals more! Each of the topies opens with a simple question, and then proceeds to offer several potential answers By answering hese questions, the new Chapter is born. Some players might stat this process wich a specific end produc it mind, and that is fin. Iisa simple mates to ster the results in any given divetion, Converse, players might just as well take each topic a8 it comes, selecting the result that appeals the mest before continuing on. “This system has been designed to covera prest many topics, but of course some players may not need co cover every single cone, or they might even want to add yet more detail Eicher fs fine, as one player may not care about How the natives oF his Chapter are governed, wile another might vant to know exactly what wibutes the villages offer before the gates ofthe Keep of the Sky-Watriors every midsumtee IF the systens ‘hows up more detail han is needed, players should fel free to simply bypass the relevant seeton, and iF it does nor offer enough, they are encouraged ro add more I: ‘order (0 create a new Chapter, simply work doughs ORIGINS “Know thy day, and dscoge it above all e* —Govdex Astartes, Chaprer IV, Verse Wy and when wos the hapter created? Chapusrs are cstablshed atthe order of dhe High Lords of ‘eta, but the process by whieh the order comes about i subject discussed ‘nly withis the sealed chambers of the Scnatonum impevals. Ics kel that many Chapters have heen crated with aspece rale ia mind, while exher have heen fxinded deco a peneal increase inthe activites ofthe Emperors numerous enemies. Wary Was THe Cuarter Founpep? “Todetcrmine the original reason that your Chapters crested, choose or candomise henwcen Strategie Prognsieatio, Counter, Standing Force, ond Criside. OF couse, YOM Canis as-easily decide that the Chapters origins or fost toandeuty and leave this part of is history obseuted by tie dist at tie Tost to its present members.Strategic Prognostication crating Chaplers hive chimed or been graied a Home veld in sega hey ave ueik@ concur and et Tie mpsrum i a rem govemed as much by sopersiton tablished »buvak agit the return of the enemy, Bc tnd paranoia as it is by the cyclopean bureaucracy of the secessionists aliens or worse Alevaisiatun, While mary long-ten policy decisions rks, Ott ar sid by some to outumber men, and tel Gene abou due (9 the work of geteratons of planners and—-walke empites can fe Found thrughote the gay, thei Beg juss many ac the result of arcane predictions, tesores offen ovelpping {violent th the Impeiin's bldalfeteeelogs and readings ofthe Emperor's Tarot. Often, While every Chapter in exinence has fought the Orks a one Flasjide sntege decisions area bizare combination of —poim or ane, any are savond so clare to Crk emg these two factors, interwoven over decades of debate and that they face them almost daily sralysisunt bothbecome oneand thesame Insomequictes, Chaos The Space Maines hubour speci bate fr the Tis este cscipline Is known assategke prognescadon, Tato Legions feronce they were rather. Wea the Testor Inthe esseofthefoundingof new Space Marine Chapter, umd tothe service of Chacs hey commited the mos grievous Baeie prognostication way warn ofa deat approaching, of sim. At last twenty Chapter have been established oth he ipetium fiom a gvea quarter: teats de that only the express mision of guarding again incisions though the Rl exsFhicat 6€ 2 Space Marine Chapte in the region Cadian Gate. ray defen In many cme, the natue ofthe that ill Rebels: Many eons ofthe imperiam eth with anarchy fe well encom and linked to ongoing vars This was the and even without the interventions of Chaos or alien ate Gs when tweuty or 0 Chapters were assigned responsibility lawless wastelands of eahery and misul.Socesonsts sek for gunding gins Tator Leon incursions tough thet throw of the ye of Tea ets prac ve doctrines Cadian Gete In thet case the threat yas ell established, nd mt odés with the Pax Imperium and a mytid of underwodd Teadingy of the Eaperor’ Tare lodicaed it wocld grealy lordsseekco cle her domains according fo thet own vied Bee tRePSMewingcenmries In cahercaes onto: desires To beaignd a Space Mate Chic to wc one ofthe threat not known at all and is only revealed much a region musthive descended ded, yet sl be eonsdeced ler when a previously unimagined enemy invades. Suategc worth saving, In al Iikelhood, within a century of 2 Space proeticaron may have been the reason the Scythes of the Marne home world being eased in such a region wl Prpror Chapter was crete, ts home world laced cose bea shining example of onder and cy the steady wel-defended Realm of Ulam fr flo alne inthe une Sorelimes, the Emptor's Tarot gives no indication at quitethe opposie in sy, och olny sets with nteligent A with regards to the veaon for anew Chapters cretion, Ife, mst of Xt eniely hostile to Mankind. Aside fom the Ford less to what it should guard agains, rks ost suck ces donot wasrant the exclusive stentons bit i should Bight or where it shovld be of a Chapter of Space Marines, ctber because hey are fused. The process merely indicates that the limited (0 a single world ot cust, oF fates demand the new Chapter Z they are simply too unpredctsble. The be created, and st Fldar, for example, ply the galaxy in f 4 4 choi cafworiés, but not according Counter (o any pater the Imperium can cexily predict. Guarding against Many Chapcers have é Eldar iucusions is yittually een crested. atthe ; impossible, and thote are fe express order of the ore destructive foes at lege High Lords of Tecra in than that dying. race. With cides (0 counter a speciic thea the Tyranids only having Geneclly the activities of @ particular f appeared on the Imperium’s Knowp foe fave increase to such 3 level that = Z borders in the lst century, no he oF more Chaplets are created specifically 7 Chapters have boen specifically to couster i No Space Macine Chapter ever creared to guard against future facuses exclusively on one enemy, however, Jnvasions though the Death arch and even ifthe new fotee is inically reated hhas tured mach of it attentions Fa counter a parcular foe it will soon be toward doing se. Peshaps in future ferving is name in history agsinse a myriad centuries anew founding, wil be bf enemies Quite ofen a Chapter cresred created to guard against hive fleet Seth io speciic remit develops «particular Jnvasion, Or pethaps itis already too late Bipetise in ighting a wpediic foe, and comes 41) gard doing so as a matier of hovous The Chimsoa Fists ave an example ofthis, with a great “yany ofthe Chapters as having been fought against ‘lhe Ot empices thar infest the border regions between Gigpenium Tempesti: and Uluma Sgmertum. Some© Standing Force Some Chapters are created to operate in « specific region, though as ever their wars may take them che length and breadth of the Impeium. This is simply 3 case of the High Lords of Terra identifying particular region whose deferices ar considered lacking, and where the stationing of 2 Space Marine Chapter would bolster the region's defences considerably. Though consisting of only a thousand warriors Space Macine Chapter is able to project its power over a fhuge ares, and intervene in ware for ligt yeats all around, The presence of a Chapter home world in a neatby cluster is often suficient to deter invasion and insurrection in dozens of surrounding sectors, for the Space Marines can mobilise their rapid Stike Cruisers ata moment's notice and chere ace very few foes thar cannot be suppressed, if attacked quickly and brutally enough, by a single Space Marine strike force. Crusade Many of the Imperium’ wars ace in fact mighty crusades, ‘ised ffom rine armies of entice sectors to reclaim a lost pare of the Imperium o¢ to destroy once and for alla particular foe. Such crusades often sweep up billions of warriors, several thousand of witom may be Space Marines. Pechaps in the Past, during a greater epoch of the Imperium, entire Chapters of the Adopius Astartes were founded with such crusades in mind. Pechaps forure crusades will be so great that new foundings are ordered, and new legends of the Adeptus Astartes ill be bor, TABLE 1-1: Wiy Was THE CHAPTER, FOUNDED? i0 Roll, ra Strategic Prognosicaion 56 Counce 1 Standing Force 910 Camade Reason ‘Wun Was Tur Crarrer FounDED? To determine when your Chapter was fouaded, either choose 4 dt that nos sits yo, ol on the cart provide. Noe that becase the exat dates of the twenty-six Zaundings that have occured ate ot known fir ceri apt mn the list Founding, which took place in 738.M61) only nough periodate given No onc knows the exit date of every Founding, ot how many Chapters were ceded during ech le stands fo ten that wit each sucesive Foundg the numbers of Chapters aicated will have increased, for sucesive genertons of Saccenots wll have provided move and mare ent stock With which to cree new Chopters Hower the couse of the Tnporimis sary bas never nun spootly and cas Bee ost by lxy-wice dasters on numerous eecsons | Besides his mich of rh Space Maines gene ientaice Bf been compromised hy ti and eovuvion, only made Worse by the passage of time, While it is known how many Chapters were created in the Second Founding, reeoids of subsequent foundings are incomplete or entiely hidden and accounts often contradictory TABLE 1-2: WHEN Was THE CHAPTER FOIUNDED? 4100 Roll Period new Chapter founded 3st Millen (fhe Chepter lain bea Second Founding Chaps although ie or fo evidence exists 0s jppors he Beli 32nd Millennia (nthe plotous Age oF Rebirth 3nd Vales niucy (he Belaht ofthe tbe ol the Beheiding) 34th Millennium (longside the homo sed dead during the Yea of Ghosts) 35th Millennium (is pio nie lowing 36ih Millenniom [a ie tse of the Ur coune!| of NvieTers) 37h Mifens ium (soon aftr the eu ation ofthe Reign of Blood) 28th Millen (st prior tothe Great Cull oF 020.437) 39th Milena (hala millennia er the defeat of tie Apostio of ihe Blind Rig) 40x Millennim (as che Inpeia sdes ino the age of Waning) 4s Millenium (che Twenty Sisth and lst Known Founding) Unicow (the Chapter hasbeen so ravaged by war that ts archives hay been lost and the beers of ts histories sll The Chapter may have recovered, batts stoves ae lost nd it muse forge ser ones) GENE-SEED Even hemo dies ves oh ae blood of hs bros ad the deeds of se Chapin” ‘Chief Apothecary Sol Konng of the Ster Diagens How Pure Is THe Cnarren’s GENE-SEED? Perhaps the single most important consideration {h eating. your own Chapter is the source of sis gene-stock, and how “pure" the Chaprers inheritance is Even « Chapiee created ting the gene-seed of a Progenitot as pute as che Ulecamatnes may have developed delicencies ifs genetic inhertance, wih some zygotes becoming irepacblyinseble over the generationsDPT ae i pte to cece for themsches which Fogetior the cher is dscended fom Howeve, Tae | URCOEORO Rer ease Ret tet a errean to ancenly dcemine Be chi and les ino coun the fe that some Beso iea ret amount ofthe gee stock uted 0 BRP we hes pode leo: neue. elf Ulsuatnes Blood Angels Duk Angelsand BRE hese pred in te Dearewarc Ralcbook, Be tayel Fatare deserted on pages 4-51 of is Be ae soppemets may dea the mising BN eel tar docs vot yt hare ules Bai rerl thereat come ee Scere eee ae eee aan ee Se eae eae ear anu ysnccete entirely poss feoemets ae TABLE 1-3. PROGENITOR, Pe ee ng BI00 roll Result Sh your new Chapter © L ies ‘Ulzamrines prcneacteee 51-65 Blood Angels emcees 6659 Darl Anges 0 Ta rs aes SESsaMEULE UC beanenas a BS0 TRSEs rete er , ramen SE ed (a8 {ron Hands ” Space Woes gene-seed of the Progenitors, others are created 0 Salamanders using Laver genetation Suecessor ofthe same Legion. Thus, a Chapter of the Twency-Sixth Founding could actally have a “purer” genetic inheritance than one ofthe Sixth, for example, faving detemined which First Founding Legion provided depending on which Progenitor or Successor provided the thesis cf the new Chapters gene-stock, che template that gene-stock. In game terms, this is relevant because players Feed for Character Creation is availble. A Battle-Brother may want to know how clasely the new Chapter resembles Tom 2 Chapter crated using the genctic inheritance of the its Progenitor This can be decided upon, or randomly Minanarines for instance, follows all the normal rules for determined using Table {—4: Gene-stock Purity Vianerines Charaeters, including Demesnours, Events, Solo fd Squad Mode Abilis, and s0 forth. However, not all Shears fllow chet Progenitors traditions or sare all of fpgenesicineritane, While sore Chapters are creaced sing TABLE 1-4: GENE-STOOK PURITY DIO Roll Resule re: The new Chapior i dirct descendent of ts Progenitor ily to maincain dose concer with is Piogeritor and meny brother Saccesors, and flows the traditions of is pects closely. Chaactrs caw fan sch CChepters follow ofthe rules or those oftheir Progenicor A New Generation: Attempes have been made to “breed out" real or perceived Davis in the Progenitors gene-stack, Introducing some diverge. Such Chapters often go onto define their aym radiions snd writ ie ax hanes, Ioaklng foryatd wo the farce moce than back c the past, Some links mcy be maiaaiaed wit che Progenitec Chapt, bot it jst as key that te new Chapter tikes out enceey on its ow, Careers dear fm this Chapter alloy allof the res for those drawn rom its Progenitor but ace not ted to the Progenitors Chapter Demesnour Instead of using he Progente’s Chapce Domeanous, choose of oll on Tale I-S: Codex Demeatours to eandomly select one of the new Codex Demeanours Altered Stock: Fo whatever reason, the Chapte’s pened bas subily altered, causing some aygoies to become deficient. While sme lings ave mancsocd with the Progenitor, the Bate- Brothers of he Chaprer maybe shure, Tos ti0y apps aubty diferent to ther brethren. Charctera stan fom this Chaprer follow the normal ales fr the Progenitor bu ms ello Table 1-7: Gene-Seed Deficiencies. Fliyed: A major Daw bas been introduced, marking the Chapter apr. rom its brother Successor, Chapteresuteing Se kind of fa ar often forced to forge sheir own desing either emibrcing chee fate or raging ogi t Some 008 loca glory despite their Dau, we oxhers ae coasumed by i bata bughtly, al fen billy Characters iawn flor cis Chapt follow the usa roles forthe Progenicor, bu havea 50/50 chance of ether wsig dhe ‘Ghopscr Donesnour oc oling on ‘Table 1-5: Cocex Demeanours. Jn adit, chey oust toll on Table I eeCopex DEMEANOURS | he following Demeanours are intended to represent the characteristics that miglit be displayed by Chapters that have some measure of cheir own wradition and history. yot stil] maintain some links with their Progenitor and other Chapters The Chapter may be several generations separated fiom its sire, and also have its home vorid many hundteds or thousands of light years avay, che distance contributing to the drvegence, I should be uoted that these Demeanouts are ‘on the whole not as “exteeme” ot detailed as those presented 4s patt ofa full set of Chapter rales. This is largely because (Chapters with such a set havo been around for along time tr have something exceptional about them that sets them apart from the bulk of Chapters and calls fora set of uniqne tiles. Secondly, players should relly be creating their own ‘Chapter not to gin a suite of abstract rules advantages but to indulge cher creative urges and foster moce opportunites for sewarding imaginative roleplaying Players ace encouraged 10 cross-reference Cadex: Demesnours with the Combat Deetrines presented on page 30. Often the two wall mesh together ia some way and compliment each other well. If « Codex Demeanout and a ‘Combat Doctrine do not appear to fit together, ether select 4 new pair, or (much more funl) concoct an explanation te explain the unusual combination, Brothers in Battle All Space Marines within a given Chapter ate bended to one ‘nother by 2 comman genetic inheritance and years of combat at each others’ side While some Bale Brothers serving in the Deathwatch have difficulty widening cheir sense of comradeship to include those outside of thee Chapter, others have none at all, regarding all Space Marines, regardless of Chapter or Progenitor, as their Brothers, As such, there is pothing that the Batde-Brother would nor do For a fellow Space Marine, up to and including dying so tha his Brothers may live. The only downside of such a wait is thatthe Battle Brother may come to look down wpon those outside of che Aceplus Astartes, belioving (offen quite rightly) that none can ‘match thei“ own standards Cleanse and Purify ‘Those Chapters who display this tat believe that no uace of an enemy should be left blind to stain the ground on which fae was slain, Simply slaying the foe is rorely suffclent—the Batle-Rrothers are driven co burn his corpse, destioy his Works, burn down his cites and scour his words of life so that no ace of his existence remains. While some servants of the Ordo Xenos believe it wise ro recover ane study the ‘yeapous of Gieit foes, these Battle Brathets believe such a otion is foolhardy at best, and heretical a worse, They often fivour weapons shat immolate, incinerate, atomise or blast D tport ches foe, being periculary fond of flamers melwagurs id plestia Gis, all of whieh ate ideal for eradicating the No Mercy, No Respite While all space Marines are celentls in their proseeston of Ahir objecoves,someare wont io Become $0 embroiled in thet sisson tha all oiler concerns are secondary ‘These Gatee Brothers have no concept of the notion of dete and wd rater die than accep thet ance a bane jones til uot be ‘won. They ac subom inthe face of adversity ane capable of the most awe-inspiring fas of courage, Yer on oresinn sich Bate-Brothess ie been knovin (0 ignore what they ‘cent as secondary conceins, sometimes the dette ofthe anger sutegic siuation. Some have even been know @ ignore oes ftom higher up the chain of command hen servings patt of compose force made of squids ofsevcral Chapters pp when serving indviducly as ciembers of de Deathwated Parity Above All "The Batle-Brothers ofthis Chapter havea patience whatsoever for any hint of genetic deviation, in humanity a argo in otioe Spice Marine Chapters. While all Space Matines abhor the ‘mutant, these Batle-Brothers see corruption whsrever che look, and are evecon the guard apainst genetic insability in Use own igene-stock and ia those of other Chapters. They regard even allied! Abbumans as monsters and refuse to serve slongside them, and societies even extend ths notion o those brother Chapters with umisual genetic waits, in particular the Space Wolves and Salamanders. Wher fighting against those they petesive as impure, hese Barle-Brothers are utterly unstoppable, but itis often dlfcut ta integrate them inte Deathwatch Killscams tha include brethren chey regard as impure in sore way. Scions of Mars While all Space Marines itlie vargesr that the vast bulk bE Humanity regud asa work of technological marvel, some hive accis fo the most atcane and fevered of weapons, atmour and other devices Such Chapters inact aia case links ith the Adeptus Mechanicus,pethaps having serve sie by i with the servams of the Omnissah in a pus campaign, esubisfig common connections that both. groups value, Through ei training and tbeir access to such mares the Satée-Brotess have developed a cerain experiein the ue ofadvnced watgear and know how to get the best fom sul items. These retires eschew simple wespons in four of mose sompex ones, aid \wher serving in the Deathwatch are idcal wht dhe Kleven issued with specialised equipment or unustal tees epecaly those rendered up ftom the mysterious depths of the Omega | oul a the heart of Wate Station Evie, See, But Dont BeSeen ‘The Batde-Brother understands well the vaie of maintain silent, unseen vigil ou the fo, sing only when his gt is atts yeakest and mest vulnensble, ie Cheipice sls the | night andthe shadows, approaching iefoe fay unanti gua ble disper ne pase petizce abd wily caning in thee Ranle-Brthen, oreSwift As The Wind The Batle Brothers of the Chapter may excel at rapid strikes ind fightning raids, but che wait extends co every facet of ihele character. They ate as quick to anger as they are te jest They can be impatient, yet display great personal initiative, Whe aoc sash or foothatdy, such 2 Batle-Brother believes in ihe valus of immediate action over protracted planning, and thafes a dhe bit to eagage the foe Suffer Not The Alien To Live “The Chanter as prtcipted in eourtless xenos-wars, purging saves after species thar the enemies ofthe Emperor may be cas: from che galaxy once and forall Some such Chapters may fave suffered atthe hands (or clas or tentacles) of avening alien beings, and harbour a special hated for a pancular Senos strain, of indeed al aliens, They ofien believe inthe sancity of the human form, regarding tas being cast in the Jnige ofthe Emperor himsel, and may therefore eschew the useotaugmeties unless absolutely needed. While some Space ‘Marine Chapters may tolerate the existence of species such as the Eki und the Tu, these do not. They would sooner put 4 bolter sound through the head ofan alien emissary than trust a single word ats speaks, eo i doing so would bring shou! total wa Suffer Not The Works of Heretics The teachings ofthe Chapters cult focus on the many eximes thar have been committed against humanity by heretics and Sehismaties. This is probably because che Chapter fought a ‘nasade against such an enemy, and developed a special hatred forthose amongst humanity who would turn from the light lof the Emperor and embrace other, less worthy gods. Battle Brothers of this mindset are often intolerant of the more Ainoswal expressions of the Imperial Cult, sometimes even ping s0 far 28 10 denounce such expressions ‘They may even see the subtle taint of heresy inthe caditions| oftther Chapters, a waic chat has brougia chem into contlict With their brother Adeptus Astartes more than once. heretical Uphold The Honour of The Emperor Neily ell Chapters revere the Emperor not as 2 god, as ached by the Ecclsiatchy, but 25 the honeured ancestor aod fher figure, che individual in whose image che Piioswcs wece made anc whose blood therefore flows in thsi own veins. They trust shove all things thatthe Emperor Syl ide tae hands and protect them, and his praises are {er 00 thet lips. Balo-Brovhers drawn from such Chapters toer seek 10 prove themselves worthy in the eyes of che Enjpeor, pesforming great deeds to bring about his glory. Furmemore chess Berle Brother: nay prove bombastic © ard prideful, prefering io mike bold, frontal assuls over Suilihy approaches, 60 dat che enemy may know chat their too catia aid emble before the might ofthe favoured Ms 0: the tapes of Mankind, TABLE 1-5: CODEX DEMPFANOURS Dio roll Result i Svat Wind 2 Cleanse and Puff 5 No Merey, No Rewpite 4 Purity Above Al 5 Sefons of Mars 6 ‘See, Bt Dent e Seen a ‘Sufer Nat the alien to Hive 8 ‘Suffer Not the Work of Heretics 9 ‘Brochers in Basle Uphold the Hanows af the EmperorSNIDRO HOLVAHLVA 31 (GENE-SEED DEFICIENCIES Byen the most noble of Chapters with dhe mose glorious of histories can suffer instabilies in their gene-seed. In some cases the gene-stock is of such antiquity that it ix inevitable thao some small degree of mutation has crept in over the millennia In othe, mutations come about as at unanticipated side effect of an attempt to rectify another issue. Thus, any Chapter, fiom the Fist Founding from che Twenty-sixth, ‘can exhibit deficiencies in its gene-seed. The Imperial Fists for example lack che Bercher’s gland aad sus-an membrane zygotes, their gone-stock having becoming unstable, aad this tus has been inherited by many oftheir Successors, including, the Blick Templars. The zygote of the Salamanders Chapter fhas veacted with the radiation in which thelr bome world is bathed in such 2 way chat their eyes burn a deep red and thelr skin is almost je-blac, lending them a fearsome appearance et imparting no specific deficiencies. Chapters drawn from the gene-stock of the Ulttamarines are very unlikely © exhibit any deficiencies in their gene seed, for theit Progenivors scock is amongst the parest in existence, That is not to say chat such issues may have exept ‘in to an Ullramatines Successors zygotes, however, possibly due to extemal factors such as damage caused by exposure 10 mutating environments failed genetic manipulation ot even xen influence, TABLE 1-6: CHANCE OF GENE-SEED Muration Progenitor % chance of Deficiency Uitimarines 10% Blood Angels 50%! Dark Angels 10% Impeti Fixe 10% ‘hie Seas 20% Raven Guard 20% ios Hands 20% Space Woes 75% Salamanders 9086 Gone-seed Deficiencies normally arise only as a resule ofa soll on Table 1-4; Gene-stock Purity but Table 1-6: Chance of Gene-seed Mutation is provided to add further depth and (o slant the chance according to the now Chapcers genetic Iheritance. If i¢ is determined that mutation exits using this tale, there is 2 90% chance that this is identical to any that the Progenitor exhibits (# any 2¢ all}, For example, a ‘Imperial Fars Successor has 0 90% chance of lacking the sus- ‘an membrane and Betcher’s gland implants Ifitis determined thac the Chapter iss a different mutation, roll on Table: 1-7 Gene-seed Deficiencies lated Omophagea: Having ted the Mesh ofthe Toe once, the Chante’ Hawle-hiser evap a addiction tothe preceses flowed by the Omophagea, A player character confronted with tie opportunity ft ponabe fthe Mesh of allen enemy must pas u Challenging (+0) Willpower Test oF do so immediately wither he wants ive Occufobe: The orgin that allows the Spice Marines to seein low light conditions has become ovedy ‘ow light and lo ight a ft were fll light. However, should he remoe his heli in fll ‘Mutated Catalepsean Node: The implant that allows the aide-Brothe ta este bullae tu Will He can tai alert for danges has become dargreusly mutated, The Space Mavine fs ume to sleep normally ond says eae for slays even eels on end without eft, However, whon sleep docs come. someties with itis ar no warn, i's ‘Oolitie Secretions: The Chaprer’s ool kidney Function is waalsnced in such a way thatthe Bard Brothers sn is fumed en unusual colost due to is secretions. The Space Shacks or exemple) have grey skin, while the Selarenders isthe colour of volcanic rock A whale range of other solous is posse, and the more extiene might be viewed by Disturbing Voice: Duc to « mafunction i arrest the function of he Belcher land the Chacte’'s bette «shit wns oes] charatetiies Sone eanno: speak above «stem whisper for example, while otis have deep booming voices orspatk with an otherworldly cant. lies might id the effce disturbing while enemies ately Lost Zygote: One of the Chaper’s zygotes ha enisely ected to function Choose one of the Lmplans described on page 36 ofthe Dearewatcu Rulebuok. The in game benefits of this lmplant na ongee apply In some cases the play should agree with the GM exactly wiar effet ths has on the characte, asthe effects of some implants ae Wtspped TT ito be ue fare tons of pe Nace vila CR a ‘TABLE 1-7: GENE-SEED DEFICIENCIES DIO roll Result Hype 1 3 sensitised, working exceptionally wel in the dar bc sufeing in Gl i dar a fic were mec igh onditions he wl sr =10 to al Avarenes Tess, 3 ‘wont 9 lat for may dyson end 4 Some as a eriusly distin ration 5 find ecu ering. All Space Mais with this ciceny hav the Dotan Voice Tene os inothor chars ables Sls ad Talents, Doomed: Chair tht loxs he ably to epee ee the Wd Capa Bate pu ei simu and yidhout te ate tie: yl be no fte peertions wt. Be Beathes wh is | ieee testes, bat know ha wales het Chapters Aputhuetis can aeet cure, the (thei conditions. The charseter can seein total :‘Ciarrer Fraws Gone Chaptes ae aficted bya flay that transcends mere J 2ygte mutation and comes tral define them, Somes the Faw s linked toa nigh-catastephie genetic malfunction, fut jst as offen it is ied to the escncal nature of the Pegeritor's Primarch, the stock from which they recruit ot to some other, inexplicable factor. Many such fzws are ovo: fdpadsvords providing unheard of benefits balanced agalast tele dawbacks The Blood Angels suller such a fae, fr Limited or Missing Zygotes Whenever a successor Chaptor is crested, the Gene-Seed is noc always transferred over in a pure form, Occasionally some of the Space Marine's implants have eithe (mited or no function, The chart below provides a random lst of implants that do not function for the eceated Chapter. This care may be used ifs result of 6 8 was rolled on Table 1-4: Gene-seed Deficiencies. In some cases, the player should consult with the GM if one ofthe missing implants is wrapped wp in other chacactristies Skills, or Talents. thas ewa flaw is at once the source of theic nobility and drive for pefeeion in all ings, andthe curse that forces them to ielve the dying moments of their beloved Primarch in the hestof bate Chapter Flaws ato generated as a result ofa rll on Table Tt Genestork Purity, Having estzblished that a flaw is in Fe citer choose or rndorcly determine one using Table 18 Chapter Flaw, The Taws presented here provide a. general foundation thie the player amd GM can build on, They can be used 86 2 basis 10 flavour interactions within the Kill-team and with other bodies outside of it They should not Ur thougit of as Demeanours however, more as general Background consideration ‘TABLE 1-9: TTISSING OR INACTIVE ZYGOTES Roll Result 01-08 Cuzleps Nude 0917 13.26 36-44 4533 562 cor 7280 1-89 90-38 99-00 Preormor Omoplegea calobe Syma’ Bae Sus-an Membrane olite Kidney Neutoglonts Muernoid Betcher' Gland elaachromie Organ Rall Twice on this Chere Taste 1-8: CHAPTER FLAW D1Oroll Result We Stand Alone: Fora vay of pote tens the Caper’ Batle Brodie ac cer datsied by oe Fi npesal nes or they therselver shun conse wth orher Sac brethren ray sever the Deathwatch, bu those vo ace able s overcome hie dns o pave themselves worthy of ether regan sas much Reno i he oes Pride in the Colours: While ll Chapters ake ges pride in thi badge and very some take tis pie such amcrtteme tha they regard anything tht hide them «form of cower. Thay wer thir colours prouly and trae we of bck bane the Better fo asnounce thet peescce on heel of bt Such Batle-Brothrs may bulk ae the Deathwatch’ don ofpainng over is membas amour when che Apoeryphon Oaths taken. Some hve fxn eines to doen serving only «shot tne with the Dechach before returning To thei Chapt Beroess (thers hae, aie, evercome thet hubs and cane lice in te ama of che Lang ig sth in Suopiion: Tee are some Copter hac ld any other aso he Iiperium in great conti whethe sentinel jks bucaverss, offers ofthe Exley or even th Inquson, Perhaps chete ba ben stife ecwecn che groups or ese the Chapter spy lds ila such big tee ta al oxbers ate deserving nly Coniempt—or perhaps ey geuinly hae something o hie Sees single Inpelinsicon (ie the Plot te ingetisan box on page 117 ofthe Dessvate ZuleSooK, part lm Space Marines. The Chapt hold this panicle sition ia (te contepe and its Breen tery refuse to werk yi or alongside ye to Eye: The Chape sect no fonou in any che form of oma than nan 10 man, feo eye. Tews sonny ol pets of way, an ava ack to delve the ling awn poson, ate ery searpof bar Bate Brothes fom the Coster re temperamental 07 doctilyillaposed towacls other ates ad are fen Cvereine wth the dsr to wines prom the death of th fos Some indulge in grisly tual to prve chit Chess nce comb sucha he taking ot heads or sppingout Hef's tl-heting hae elo his ery eh ‘Chapter Cut Fvery lapis veers the Enero its Pogeitr' Praca ts own heroes acento dion, soe of el ae willy a ods wih the tenes ofthe Ingerial Cree, This prvener Chapeet hus developed ital praies wo exten r eon tat even Fly Space annex aul ashe site of em Suh paces ig om gil sanguin) eso doth ior cleans, nd ae De-haps best el wo the ietagaion 95 he | lave Uvtlieathe serving nt Dorthwarc ray hive to conceal she worst excesses of hi Cheprer cult eet | Gee dose neabers hk Kibtea, a pace ther a seus le te ase eave once or digashe Chapters unique characteristics o110 21-30 41-90 51-00 TABLE 1-10: CHAPT 100 Roll Result R CHARACTERISTIC MODIRERS iy Boker al and+3 Willpops ter undergo a moze stengent hypno-condtioning than those of eter Chapters Space Marines of The Chopier aeadFly ith prayers to the God-Empeane Space Mars this Ch in +5 Willpower and +5 toll geace is Chapter are highly seightaifee by the 5 Weapin Sell ofthis Chapter gain +5 Perception an Dental Space ans Ths Capers pe ned Sieg age Ataris Go iChat pce ged a He cnt Scie Space Mars SNE Cherm 2 Woinds +30 my oe chao Ta ene Ue Tae moi pete. Space Watins ofthis Chapter an #3 Te will gv on when ater pave bi Chapie. Space Malate of this wath the bled a: well 5 Weapon Skill sad +5 Felloyship, ss pariclal is leadership wade fie. Space Marines af this Chapter grin xe Marines of tic Chapter gain +50 Thi favours Dui ex_ FOUNDING FATHERS Bre feb forte ah oneryou xe aa Scou: Sergeant Kbarok of the Subjugatots Chaprer ) Wao Axe Tue Crarter’s Heroes? ByayGhepler has its founding fathers—the hero Ihe apenng passages ofits glorious history. These might be fom another Chap, pethaps even a Firs reper, orthey might bethe fist truesans of the isl naddtion othe question of who these warns Breed the quesion of why are they so venerated? Did they Fee a terular (oe, did the deeds grant the Chapter ts Bape Tkieyo hore word? All ofthese posses provide See eroch of he Chiprer' legends, which a player can draw nent comes co roleplaying his Batle-Brothx TAGLE 1-11: FIGURES OF LeGeND 100 roll Result ‘A Basle Bioihe® seconded tom 3 previows gzneniion Sucressor or eve the Fst Foending Legon tha provided DEATHWATCH ORIGINS I P21) Chapsere gene-tced Roll again on this able te determine what eype of wasrot he ws, re- selling if you gt this est aga 21-50 Chaster Mastor | Sea chert 6-70 Masterof Sonesity FIGS Maser ofthe Forge : Bese oe bet First off, determine who the single greatest hero of the 5 (Chis Apathecary cha Company Csptain (ll 10 to determine 6: salle on se 768 datermine secondary ges [ch ss the vic sone) i Sa ene aneei and pets oer eros) oon he bl agin, deere Bey | iene) Sait ante deeming yee niu s0 veneer on Table I-12 jo.0g _Btle-Brocher (ll 10 twice to detrine Beane Ly yet Erion) Fee Aerator yr sie rn, Chapt, ‘Tecimacine, deve, pls, te) ‘TABLE 1-12: DEEDS OF LEGEND 4100 coll Result ‘ie gue renienbered ax the bane ofthe Ors «o such en extent that his name ie known vo the 125 ile greening eve sn dy. 3550 __Theindvdual was saat enemy ofthe servant of Chaog and sew « Decmor Prince Ae The bev led a sloriows eampaign against a rebel army, cleeating the foe and bringing an entire sector baek into the tight ofthe teaperor The figure Jean action agunst an Eda rived boading i and inflicting grievous casuals before itd, Hoe and his Chapter are especially hated by de pernicious Eldar, for whom the event is stil sh a “he fer wes ost his Chapter in a warp accident, yet hi descendents Fave cause to believe he fives stil and may one day totic 20 them in glory ‘The hex waste firs to free some newy dcovore allen eace, and ultimetely responsible fx is total descurtion CCentaces atx, only the Chapter remembers the name ofthe race so utterly was and its works cast down. “Thy hao ed his Chepterin many Wcious cmpsigns saying hundtecs ofthe encmy/s greater champions Ta as end Teer oroghe dows ry feachery win the fold of the Imperium, san by an assssic's cubs -oenctease rood on thefield of batts, Jusciyhy he was angetes as never discovered, and she Chapter harbouts a special hate fore seeants of the Offic Asasinonim 10 this dayTIOME WORLD nd ths lc sal be yours that yon shall be ts maser ad ts peoples ow down ty” ‘The Charter of Founding of the Red Taloas, by the hand of High Lord Hanilchas ‘Waar Tyre or Praner Is THE Cuarter’s Home Wort? ‘The worlds of the Imperium are categorised according to a staggering range of factors, but can be divided into the Joosely-delined groupings listed here, Mose Space Marine Chapters maintain their Fortcess-Monastery on the same ‘world they recruit fom, but this iz not always the case. While the Space Wolves reeruit exclusively from Fenris, for example, where they ako maintain their Fortess-Monsstery called the Fang, the Crimson Fist reside on the civilised planet of Ryon's World but recruit fiom other planets in the region, The extent to which the nature of the home world reflects the character of the Chapter and its Battle-Brothers varies enormously, and in many cases itis simply @ matter vf providing an interesting background detail atound which Future adventure ideas ean be buile Hive Wort Viable planets are an invaluable asset to the Imperium, and ‘ones wid large amounes of notural and desirable resoucees ate ruthlessly exploited. Vast populations grow or are imported to sevice the industry chat such resources spawns The world’s fccupants ae packed into industial ceatres called hive-ces s0 thatas much ofthe surface remains as accesible as possible and the worforce can be controlled and focused to maximum effec. The rulers of the Imperium care nothing forthe quality of their workers’ lives only that quotes are met and output feqains constant. Inevitably, in such an envitonment large sections of the population fil to destcution and anachy, and while the forges and manufactoria are ruthlessly managed, vast areas of these cities are offen abandoned to mnisrule and neglect as new ones are built, Amongst the anderites,Lavless ‘gangs fight for control, and fiom their numbers new Space Marine Aspitants are often recruited (rypeally forcibly) Space Marines residing on a Hive world are likely to maintain their Fortess-Menastery apart from the great ball of the population. Some may construct their base at the very highest levels of the hive-city in tearing spires, but most ate likely 10 claim an isolated region far out in the polluted ryastes: Aside from the ready source of recruits afforded by the hive-citics, the Chapter has access co a nigh-unending Source of munitions, and itis likely that che master of each | city is fequired by ancient lav to provide the chapter with a | ihe of ts industria) onrpur in retu for the protection che Chiaprer’s presence affords Feral wodds are those planets colonised eons dex long before the Age of Imperium, which subsequently regressed to aavistic borbarism due to extended peviods of isolation er other, les predictable factors. In a galaxy-spanning empire that harnesses the most poweefil af technologies, the spear and the axe remain perhaps the most common weapon, for masses of worlds fll into this category, gerlaps even more than any ocher type. With resources focused on key strategic worlds, there is no reason to spare the effort ro ‘eivilse” the aative of the numerous Feral Worlds. Tn. mamy cases doing so would deprive the In of truly invaluable esse, for Perl worlders ate by definition amongst the toughest and most accomplished itis possible ro recruit. As a result, many Space Marine Chapters make them homes on such words, close ta the souree ofits reais, ‘A Space Marine Chapter based on a Feral would i likely 0 maintain distance ftom the populace, with its Fottess- Monastery located on a distant and inaesessbte iland ot hight atop 1 mountain range. The Blood Anguk’ Chapter keap is lected on ane itshome votld'sn00ns, vllethe Mortfactors is a starfort in otbit high above, In most cases, the savagery of the tribes fom which the Chapter eecruits is tenrpered by the taining, indoctrination and peyehe-conditoning smposed fm its Newphytes, but in some eases the Chapter is very mh shaped by the character af the population, isherlting nor one its warike qualities but many ofits unigue cultural movesBeth worlds are planes 30 inimitable to life thet unless they Febonred some estenel resource Mankind would hive 1 exon te foot on them at all. Though no single era type defines this cass of world, many aze swathed in jungles parvlted by carnivorous plans as dangerous as any predatory Hear wher ven the a selfs pebonous Most Death worlds ‘ie inposible 1 see, for every single living thing in them pps mitivaed to expel any inkuders as if ruled by some Gyeraching and vely malicious inteligence. A tiny proportion Hive boss seed bu fe there idly, even houry stage for ‘ain vhere one filse step spells death atthe slavering raw ftom hideous Death world predator. The sort of culcures that “spvnpoopleableco reach rnatuity in such a place are amongst thomost valuable reciting grounds forthe Space Marines, for themer fact of surviving (o adolescence marks an Aspirant as nongs tie coughes: Humanity is capable of procusing, ‘Eve Chapters dit call a Death world their home are Tkely to be expzts in ighting in the particular type of teen iEfeaires To do is nor simply 2 matter of making the best Uc of the eavironment, but of surviving the very worst that éevorment can teow atthe Bale Brothers and even turing ieegainst the foe. In occupying a Death world, 2 Chapter wall be forced to defend itself constanly against the world isl, @ fic hat tens the Betde-Brothers cominuously even when thy are no fighting the enemies ofthe Impesium, While some Tnoxe ther Fortrss-Monasteries in orbit others prefer to reside fst the very worst of dhe Dexth words environs, honing thts ais eve beyond those of the already legendary abilities ofthe Ades Astartes, Mrpievat Wortp diel worlds are shose planets where the population bas shores stove the crude tribal structures of «Fetal worl, or fegresed from a more advanced level. In eiher case iis likely fo he oxeral causes chat have brought such a change about, Shethcrdeliberute or not. The population of a Medieval world {orgted into relatively stable cation states, with complex els of yassl obligations linking extended groupings, ‘Treologically costofi inhabitantsareignorantofadvanced auachiney bt may utilise basic firearms manufecired Foal Inallikethond, all bur the word’ ruling cases sre uware the fempecium at large, The majority ef the population sil fn > ancient superstitions, and are but ene tep avay fiom Brrbarois sags. Many of these worlds are ruled with an. iron fix by a yarcor aristocracy chat engages in ceaseless and bru “ach ofen agzins: its cv peoples Amongst such classes, Mie svatti code is al, and even the smallest slight agninst Te vatsiots fonoue is answered with a challenge, offen to thecenh ‘Spore Marine Chaprers utilsing Modicsal worlds as thei tase mzy keep their distance fiom the populace, as they do Oh Heal worlc o° they may establish themselves as distant Gans high Kings or secret warrior ones. A Chapter ustery on such a would is Ukely to be regarded by the [ces come inpregisbte keep were great heroes reside, ihe sbjeet of vase Leds of myth and legend Crviiisep Wortp “The catgoriion “Ciilised world” describes a wise range of societies and technology levels, but in geet suck worlds will be a functioning pat ofa larger sector, with tade links {0 nearby worlds, Contact with otter planets and peoples is seluively common, amongst the upaer echelons of society a leas, and the people see themselues as subjects of the preter Ienperium, The populations of such worlds enjoy a reasonable seandard of living (forthe 4st Millensiar) but that very fact makes chem Tes suitable os 9 rerutment souce forthe ‘Adeptus Asics than many ocher types In a society whete an infantis more or les guarantee foreach maturity without bbcoming the prey to some ravening predatory beast or being cslved by atval tebe, che survival instinct is comparatively low and unlikely to produce stable aw mateial for the ‘Space Marines: Only the most exceptional of Cvilised words fever provide crits the Adeptus Astartes, and these are generally societies with a stong, warior code imbued by hundreds of generations of service, perhaps sigorously enforce by asuling nila lite Tae Ultamatines Realm of lamar sucha region, where despite a teasonabe standard of living, every family dreams of having 2 son accepted into the ranks of the Uramarines, and ensures they ae trained t0 te uumost degree as Soom as they ae able to walk Ivis only those Civilised worlds that maintain the most ‘gid military tcadtions that at likely €o appeal the Adepess Astarts a s source For Aspitanss On some of these wocds, the Space Marine Chapter forms the very highest rier of a stratified and regimented sociery entirely cused on marta pursuls, whore all aspice ro the example sex by the Adepaus Astrtes In most cases, a Chapter calling such 2 plane its home world mainuins distance ftom its subjects, remaining aloo, while in some, the Chapter's sta ae fully integrated into a wider system of tradition, obligation and service Unnnasirep WortD ‘There are plenty af Chapters that prefer to maintain their secicey and isolate themselves from nearby populations Fortunately, there is no shortage of barren or otherwise toninhabited worlds for such Chapters cutis as bases of ‘operation, The fat that even an apparently desolate, ales tock might harbour one of the greatest military forees in Humanigy's arsenal is deterent enough for many would-be invaders and whe knows how many itinerant outcasts awe tuned across fully operational Fortress Monastery whilst exploring some isolated world, and never lived long enough to tel the tale? Chapters aising isolated, unpopulared planets os thei home worlds have 10 look farther afield for sources of reoruitmeac, bur they ace rarely far ftom worlds they are enailed co recruit upon, Such Chapters may teerutt fem a sanity of neaby planets, drawing thee sects ftom Fer sword bes, Hive woeld gongs or any other seuree. Mixing several sources in single intake of Neophiies provides its cow st of challenges, bu ultimately, produces 2 wide tanga | of skills and qualities that serve the Chapter vel) wherestr it seevesFlect-based Chaprers makes their homes on vast space-goitg Vessels Often these are unique antefaets predating the Age ‘of Imperium, or in she case oF the Dark Angels) Fortess ‘Monastery 2 vast chunk of planciacy debris hollowed out and fied with the very largest of warp dives. Many of these Chapters travel the galaxy in vast circuits, taking centuries f poss through a single segmenim, while others limit their movements 10 ancient, hereditary spheres of inAuence and areas of tesponsibiliy Fleet-based Chapters reruit froin a wide range of plants, Somerimes they hold che exclusive rights to recruit a1 particular worlds, although the populations of those worlds ‘may know nothin a point of secking vigilant for promisin of any such arrangement, Orers make ut new goeleties to recruit from, ever recruits Should an exceptional source be discovered, some Chapters establish sal filites i order (© wateh over the populaion ancl test Aspiras, as is te case with the Black ‘Templars Chapter. Upon discovering, 4 singularly Chapters some Hleet-based rble reeruiting. source vy ever abandon their itinerane existence, ela, the world and establish a Fortress- Monastery Beeinse they tend ro. recruit fi na variety oF sources Fleet-based! Chapters are more unlikely thaw any otter type (0 inherit the ways of the eammunites it recruits fiom. By nple, one of the Chapter Mastcrs of the Dark Is was bom amongst the head-hunting savages of the Ang Fetal world of Kimmeria. Yer he is counted amongst the most fhoble and charismatic of the Chapter's leaders, in no small part because the Chapters own identity isso established and ingrained that even the most extreme of outside influences Ina little ono effec om it In audition, the size and status of the Space: Marine CChapter’s eet shoutd also be considered. If desined, a simple tod fo generate resulls involves rolling, random the number of vessels in che Fleet. Nest, roll anether d10, with a result of 1-5 indicating that the Neec is damaged or otherwise suffering fom conplications aid a tesule of 610 indicating that the fleet is hale al battle-reie. ‘TABLE 1-13: CHAPTER Home WorLD CaTEgoRY 1100 roll Result 130 live word 31.60 Fetal word Medieval world Gulised wor ‘Uninhobites world Flees haves FCEaP CATE fan more woo then ns. bone vind Serer ty ie eran wht 0 phar eg HOME WORLD PREDOMINANT TERRAIN ‘rs enon 1 lg oh ur cn backyard, then hos to ike thee Scout Sergeant Kholka of the Adepius Astattes White Sears What is he predominant terrain type of the Chapters: home world? Although the Administarum eategorises the Impecium's worlds by funetion (as deseribed in che previous: ceniry),eact class may feature a wide vatiety of terran wypes ot indeed be dominated by one single type. A Hlive world, for example, may be an ash-blasted wasteltid-—or its rearing anes. of plasteel amidst gn codless sea of jungle. Death wotlds ate often thought of as deadly jungles, ‘bur might just as easily be ocean-bound plonets. The type of terrain in which a Chapter bulls fs Portes Monastery might have little bearing on is character but may have plenty, ally i' chat verrain has shaped the qualities othe peoples which ic reeruits If you would lke to determine what sovt of terrain dominates the Chaprer’s home woild, chose or randomise from amongst the following possibil Note that while plemy of these terrain types bined with the categories previously described, son mutually exclusive. Others Fst glanee, bun with a lice imagination can be combined. For example, tt urban Death world se malevolent ecosyste contradictory, but yal the planet's has risen against sts population, and the once-populace cities are naw reduced to postapoct lyptic twins smothered in chaking vines? An ocean Flive-world might feature airscated hives at the bottom of the sea, oF alloat on great manmade islands. (ny the 41st Millennium, most anything is possible AL che GM's discretion, characters draw From the new Chapter niay be granted bonuses whea opdrating.in the type of terrain that is dominant on dhe Chapter's home web This should only be the ease ifthe Chapter fay invested hat particular terrain rype with special impoctacce, and in ds case the GM may consider imposing a negative moctifier other cena ty Junoue ‘The world is swathed in all-bueinpencuable’ jungle Seitement is generally Jimited. to coastal reyiois OF Rigliee ground where he wetaion grenes less thick. jangle worlds ire often pevilous enviconments, where the sfightest secs «an esul in Leta lgeteiologicl infection and anedteny fe forms hunt che unary, Despite the difficulty tw estabishing: seilements i sich places, jungle worlds are valuable SSrtBe products that can be synthesised fram che myriad oF plane forms, fiom highly effeceve niediines rm elcienaseoaus. Subsets of this category invoke worlds thae bave lage regions dominated by sivas, moors al is Many siores ‘with thick fores growl also qualityDzseRr Deset worlds are dey, rid, and generally devoid of ite ane composed of relatively harcless silica particulates, yet thats are the result of the etosion of more exotic materials Depending on the source material from which the deserts Hive been formed, they can be any colour imaginable, such Ath deep red of the iron-rich deserts of Mars, the striking Live lize dune-seas of Nova Lemuria, and the choking Silat wastes of Urquhart IV. Such worlds ar rarely highly opted unless hives have been bit to house a workforce, aad even then, vat acts ofthe surface is left untouched and nexpered Cy all but hardy desert nomads, mucant clans or Bose yh wish co avoid unvanted atention, Ice. “Aronson olay, cempersure snd high amounts of guid Es swated the yo in ice. Though many such worl ae sel in armless frozen water, many others (eatute fr sig ofl highly exe chemicals. Huran life on such sis ear bral, baie and som, or relies om scales Mp lerboiind Ferris the home world of the Space Wolves hip, isa Frozen waste riddled with active voleanoes and ‘TABLE 1-14: CHAPTER Home WORLD TERRAIN d100 roll 138 25-50 51-60 ke 61-65 ‘Ocean Can viesteland 80 Urban Bias Deed 86-90 Aires 90-99) Resule Jungle bese Tempers Ocean Vary lle of the world’s surface is above sea eve, and what landmass does exist cakes te form of hundreds of thousands of tiny islands, or of single, larger continent. While many ovean worlds ate dominated by bodies of water teeming with life, many others Feature seas of far mare exotic and potentially dangerous subseinces Most clements have a rafting point either so high or so low tha ie is simply not possible oceans featuring. predominance of such elements, sa in the main, planets used by the Space Marines as ome worlds are capable oF supporting life and generally of less raxie composition. Even if the envionment is cpeble of supporting life, the character of that life varies preatly frem cone world tothe next. Many ocean worl ate also codified as Death works heir seas teeming with predatory life forms, ‘WasTELAND Matty planets classed as Hive words Featuce a predominance of polluted wastes, the esul of millenia of mining and industrial processing, Other planets might have been transformed into ‘wastelands by war, accident, stellar phenomena or deliberate policy, Where frumen life exists in such ar environment the peoples are often tough and resourceful, and ideal for recruitment into the Adeptus Asartes. Furthermore, wind scoured wastes make ideal locations for the Space Masine Fortes-Monasteies, the harshness and inaccessibility oF the ‘xwizonment only serving to bolster the Chapte's defences, ‘Urnan Habitable worlds are a scarce resource in the glaxy, and Mankind is not the only race to have called many worlds home avee the aeons. Countless races have erceted settlements tharhave in some cases grown co encompass entice continents ‘While some cites remain viable, othors fi, and evencusly fall to destirution and rin, Some planets are dominated by mass of post-apocalyptic ruins slowly crumbling away a the environment reclaims the land, While mast Chapteis avoid establishing theic Fortess-Monasteries too close to a extant, functioning uebun sprawl, sevetal bave made their, | home amoagst the ruins of fallen cities, ad becorse peerless experts in every aspect of warfare in such an environment.Deap Wortp Bead worlds are those that millennia ago hashoured signs of lif, but which have long since become lifeless, arid rorks Such places are steeped in dread and enshrouded by cosmic horor, such thatonly Space Marines, or those capable ofbecoming ane fin survive thete without succumbing to gibbering inssniny What caused such worlds to fll so far fiom glory is offen a falter of supreme mystery, and often a cause for eoncern (© the higher echelons of the Imperium’s lendership. Some dead worlds serve as Space Marine home warlds, either de to their strategic location, relative isolation or because the Chapter is tasked with guarding against che return of che ancient threat tat brought about the wort’ fate inthe firs place. ATRLESS Airless worlds are simple barren lumps of rock and ice, and it {sre indeed for them to suppoc life, Occasionally a Space Marine Chapter will establish ts Fortrss-Monastery in such a place, often duc fo its position ar because the Chapt ‘wishes co maintain is privacy and isolation, This has both its advantage and disadvantages enerves find it extremely hae fo assaule @foxtress in such an environment, but the Chapter ‘will most fikely have to look farther afield for recrits TEMPERATE ‘Many worlds are not dominated by any single type of terrain, and feature a mix of environments, much like ancient Teta Jong befoxe the wars that scoured is surface to barren wastes, Perhaps the most well-known example of a Space Marine hhome world falling into this eategory is Ulramar, home of the Ultramarines Chapter, Ultramar is a world of stunning natural beauty, with majestic mountain ranges and endless expanses of pristine forests RELATIONSHIP WITH HOME WORLD “My Lond? Toe gh Shara of te Reding rb te ee gain. Fe asks tbat ve gb cll down tbe sat of he mh fire drag on te Grefot ie CChapter-Serf Adalok Hol, Warden of the Hearth ro the Master of the Sable Swords Chapter How docs the Chapter govern is home world? Space Marine (Chapters with a home world are is ultimate mesters with total control over their domain and any peoples living there. The ‘Chapter Master holds the same powers as 2 planetary govemor. indeed, potentelly more for his politcal and miliary force is far greater. While most Chapters take litle pat in the afaics of the population of dher home werld, some iavolve themselves to varying degrees. These aurangements can be summarised as direct mle, stewardship and distant tule, as deed below. Drrecr Rute The Chapter rules over its home world and subject peoples dlisectly, and its leaders are regorded by them a5 fgutes of sltimate authority It is comparatively rare for a Chapter to ‘volve itself in the practical considerations of administering ‘ts home world, and even when one does 80, the more prosaie details ate often lef to Chapter Serfs or leaders from the population. The advantage of direct rule is that che Chapter can enforce every element ofits will upon its subjects, shaping (heic development the better to produce promising Aspicants 1m times of outright wa, the Spece Marines may take diteet control over the world’s milcary, sometimes even despatching its officers to serve as generals amongst the lesser armies SIEWARDSHIP Some Chapters cede the administration of heir subjects to 2 ruling class drawn from the populction, issuing broad direetives but maintaining their distance, The Space Marines are regarded as figuteleads, acl may even attend traditional fevemts and services, such as the Feast of the Emperors Ascension or its local equivalest, Generally, the people hold the Space Marines in awe, even if they rately see them, and every family aspires to one of its sons being selected 10 set in their ranks. Should the home world face iavasion, ee Space Marines may revert ro direct rule for the dation of the emergency, or atthe very leas have the povice a issue rand strategy to the world’s indigenous armies Distant RULE ‘Many Chapters lay claim to a parricular home world, yey ane rules in nase only fn practice they take no hand inthe afeis of their subjects. Indeed, many Chapters profet