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The sands of time run low for the Imperium...

Chaos will ever win in the end.


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  • Warhammer 40K, of course.
  • 42nd Millennium, the Fall of Cadia, a signal of the End Times for the Imperium?
  • In the aftermath of the Fall of Cadia/13th Black Crusade, thousands upon thousands of Traitor Astartes – along with their vessels, slaves and cultist minions – have been given the chance to enter Imperial space again. Some for the first time in millennia. Although the glass may have been destroyed with Cadias destruction, a thousand shards still remain within the territory of the Corpse-Emperor.
  • Due to the result of the 13th Black Crusade, detachments of traitor legions and renegade Chapters are spread out all over the place. During the various atrocities that took place both on Cadia and within further Imperial space, there was fighting between and among these elements as well as alliances...such is the way of Chaos.
  • Characters will be traitor survivors of these various engagements, cast adrift from their parent units and forced to form an ad-hoc unit of Astartes together in common cause; their own selfish needs and a desire to see the Imperium burn. I might allow ancillary characters (serfs, slaves, cultists and so forth) but that would be a rarity, and they would need to be useful; please ask if you'd prefer a non-altered human.
  • Characters have managed to survive a penultimate assault upon an Imperial world, the retreating forces of Chaos must now flee back into space to get themselves away from the planet. With various transports, including a number of Thunderhawks and Dreadclaws on the planets surface, it is only a matter of how they escape.
  • An Imperial Naval force stands between the heretics and freedom, as do other less worthy servants of the Ruinous Powers. Each must be dealt with eventually, but freeing yourself from the blockade must be the first priority.
  • Please post sheets in the character tab for approval. That will have a template in the Character Tab, please use that.


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The Long War has been perpetrated by the Legiones Astartes of the Traitor Legions for over ten millennia, their utter loathing and hatred of the Carrion-Emperor and his servants uniting them in shared interest, and allowing the Despoiler – apparent heir to the Warmaster – to force assault after assault from the Eye of Terror and into the fragile territories of the Imperium. Now one such conflict has succeeded where twelve others failed, the planet of Cadia, a gateway into Imperial space and a foothold, has been torn asunder by machinations unknown.

On the surface of Minoa III, just one of a million locations within the Segmentum Obscurus set upon by the voracious hordes of Chaotic invaders, forces from a hundred Renegade Warbands and even forces from the Traitor Legions themselves battled across the surface of the forge world. Surrounded by thousands of cultists and treacherous Guardsmen their victory seemed assured, and had it not been for the unexpected arrival of an Imperial Naval group and their Astartes allies, the world and its materials would surely have fallen into the clawed clutches of Abaddon and his servants.

Seeing the battle turning against them and without immediate reinforcements, their only allies being one another – something not wholly compatible with their beliefs – the ordered cleansing of the Mechanicum world turned into more of a rout. Thousands die as Imperial forces descend from the skies, the transhuman masters cutting their way back toward their Thunderhawk gunships and Dreadclaw assault pods even as the world burns around them, for they are not going to remain and die due to another of the Despoiler's failures!

While the fight for Minoa III had ended, the struggle for survival, and a continuation of the Long War, is just beginning...


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Astartes of different legions and warbands, different outlooks and widely different stories. They are, of course, bound in one common cause, but they are otherwise thrown together in the chaotic beginnings of a truly grand-scale interstellar war. This is meant to be an RP of individual characters struggling with the shock of defeat but also looking toward their own needs and their own ends – it is one free of the strict rules and loyalties of the Imperium, free to do as one wishes, even if it costs others their lives. We are after the events of Cadia and the 13th Black Crusade and now looking toward the more immediate future. We will see how far the story takes us.

Of course, there is a lot of temptation in the universe in a time of chaos and uncertainty. It's possible for the characters to carve their own empire or turn to upon one another and once again know the blessings of the Gods.

I hope for this to be a more 'realistic' look at the Chaos Legions; how a lack of resources and cohesion effects them, how coming from differing legions changes their mindset, what being eaten away by supernatural powers might do to them and so on. 'Realism' as far as a sci-fi Grimdark setting can go anyway; with that said, I will accept characters from any Warband or Legion, but would prefer for them to be of the 'tactical' variety – if you wish for a Terminator or a Raptor etc then this is also fine, just be aware the the resources of the Chaos forces are finite, and thus fuel, ammunition, and whatever else that can run dry eventually will.

All-in-all this is an RP about what happens when superhuman warriors are no longer governed by rules and discipline, allowed to free themselves of shackles and take to the stars in their own odyssey. When some devote themselves to cruel deities and others do not, when some look to the past and others seek only a better future, but with enemies all around and even their own 'allies' likely to turn against them it can only be a matter of time before their own self-implosion...right?
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Okie dokie!

Edited the RP, I'll get the first IC/Prologue up tomorrow at the latest.
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Though I am not involved in this one I'm looking forward to reading it. Really interesting premise!
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@Kratesis Well, thus far no-one is involved; so if you'd like to be involved...

This is actually what happens when you don't put up an interest thread first/make too many RPs - let it be a lesson to us all.
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@Jbcool Hrmmm... I hate to be 'that girl' lol but I'm not really sure I'm in the mood to play a male character right now. Thank you though!

There is no such thing as too many 40k RPs. The very thought is surely heresy!
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@Kratesis

If you'd be interested, how about an ancillary role? A serf, a cultist, or one of the many 'hangars-on' if you will?

If it's still a no, then that's fine, and thank you for your kind words. :)

To be honest, the idea came about after reading this; wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Night_Lords_(..

Just awesome writing, really.
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@Jbcool Sure thing, that sounds pretty awesome actually. Let me take a quick look through my Dark Crusade books to get in the right vibe and get some inspiration and I will get to work on a character sheet.

I haven't read those yet but I should. The Night Lords are pretty darn cool.
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I haven't read those yet but I should. The Night Lords are pretty darn cool.


I recommend it, shows a side to Chaos that most people just don't think about...although there's no reason why they would, but I'd say buy it if you can. In a world of bolter-porn when it comes to Astartes, it does stand out.
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@Jbcool ADB is one of my favorite 40k authors too.
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@Jbcool



hyped for this
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@Lauder Going to take that as a sign of intent, if it isn't then tough luck.

Nice meemay too.
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@Lauder Going to take that as a sign of intent, if it isn't then tough luck.

Nice meemay too.


The meemays are the best part in everything

And yis, I must join this.
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Whelp, that's two of ye, a good start!



I'm not looking for a massive group, so anyone else interested (@Darthmongoose) is more than welcome.
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@Jbcool

I'm thinking of playing a plague marine, haven't gotten much further but ''tis a start.
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@Lauder Nurgle, the most disgusting but also most caring of all the Ruinous Powers!
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Grandfather Nurgle has come to bless this RP with a Plague marine. WE SHALL SPREAD COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PLAGUE ON OUR ESCAPE!
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I might join this as a Word Bearer
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@Ollumhammersong Good choice! Not a fan personally, but I do think a religious zealot would fit in.

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