Asura

ENTER THE ORDO: A Dark Heresy/40k Roleplay

@OppositionJ@DepressedSoviet@Marshall@Wraithblade6

Ze first post is up.

ENTER THE ORDO: A Dark Heresy/40k Roleplay

Scintilla. From an outsider's point of view, it was the crowning jewel of the Calixis Sector. From the splendor of Lucid Palace, to the divinity of the Cathedral of Illumination, Scintilla is renown as the capital of the entire sector and the seat of too many powerful men to count. Decadent nobles rule over the Hive World from spires so high in the clouds, looking down upon countless billions of less fortunate who toil among layers of decaying temples, manses and monuments of centuries long past. A world covered by the urban sprawl of that holds so much of humanity, Scintilla’s vast hives house more than menial drones and spoiled aristocracy. With suffering or decadence come desperation, for basic needs or for ever richer sensation. With desperation comes the seeds of temptation, to stray from the Emperor's divine rule and embrace heresies so foul few can be trusted to speak them.

Those that can count themselves few among the endless ocean that is humanity. Spread across a million worlds, these men and women root out the enemies of man with conviction unmatched, lest the Imperium collapse into anarchy and be consumed by the Witch, Xeno and Daemon combined. These brave souls who bring down His most righteous of justice are collectively called the Inquisition. From the halls of the Tricorn Palace within Hive Sibellus, the Calixian Conclave controls these secretive operatives throughout the sector. Yet, even under their nose of the Inquisition, defiant heretics unleashes their horrors upon their fellow man. In the underhive of Sibellus, among the squalor and bloodshed of Scintilla’s forgotten, such a heresy brews.

But no crime against the Emperor goes unfound. No crime against His people goes unpunished. Stationed in hab blocks across Sibellus, individuals of every walk of life find missives in their hands by the time the sun rises over smog covered steel and sullied marble. Selected by the Inquisition for the skills, cunning or simple lack of luck, these brave souls are told to gather at one of the many hundred Administratum quarters that dot Sibellus’ millions of twisting and turning alleys and corridors.

Bustling masses crowd the streets around the vast and imposing building, covered in basreliefs of skulls, half draped urns and other symbols of death, crowned by an immense statue of a weeping saint. The splendor of such a monument is to only be experienced for a short span; for the Inquisition has no place for tardiness among its acolytes, and the service elevator tucked around the back of the outpost is quite the trek around such a huge structure.

Among the humble service shaft stood a singular servitor, old and wizened in appearance as it dutifully stares into space. It waits, unflinching, for the agents to begin collecting among the hatch.

Warhammer 40k: The Chaos Incursion

I shall await.

Warhammer 40k: The Chaos Incursion

I.. May have backpedaled on my original idea to work out a different one. One that, in my defense, will likely be much more fun to play. :p

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

At no point do I intended upon wielding anything more than the Eviscerator, aside from the classic bolter as a back up, which will not be used whilst the blade is in use. I question how priests and unarmored sister Repentia can wield the Eviscerator just fine, but a sister in full armor, armor which provides enough additional strength to carry heavy bolters by oneself, cannot use one. Especially a Sister belonging to a suborder that specializes in spearheading close range assaults.

If you insist upon it, I guess I could make a Retributor. I just don't see the point in being pedantic over who can touch the Eviscerator, considering it's an option even in the actual boardgames for certain Sororitas to wield, despite not being Repentias.

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

I'm well aware of their roles. Repentia would make for a boring character to play. I'm sure the combination of of Power Armor and actual bionic limbs is more than enough to make wielding an Eviscerator viable. Nobody said anything about using one hand.

Seraphims combine CQC and ranged pretty well, though. :p

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

Nothing in the lore says they're reserved. Just, Repentias use them and only them. They're quite popular with the priests attached to guard regiments too.

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

@Asura I'm sure you could convince some Tech-priests to create a weapon along those lines for her as a post-mission reward. Or, just get a chainfist built to human scale; that already has both a chainsword and a power field attached to it, and I believe it comes with a storm bolter attached to the wrist too. Maximised Melee Murder Mode, Activate.

@BCTheEntity

My original plan was to have her getting Abbadon'd in her early days (read; lost her arms) only to have them replaced by bionic limbs because Sororitas rarely know when to quit. To capitalize on the advantages of those metal limbs, I was gonna have her swing around an Eviscerator like some kind of Techno-Nun Barbarian.

Nothing quite says "vanguard" like chopping into a tank with as fuck off huge chain sword.

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

@Asura Hey, if you want to make a Chainsword Maniac Dominion, I say go for it. Just bear in mind, Dominions also tend to bear specialised guns as well, and presumably use them when a chainsword won't cut it. And a storm bolter-toting ally is pretty neat, if I do say so myself.

@BCTheEntity

Strap a storm bolter to the sword.

So genius it's heresy.

The Dominion proceeds to purge herself.

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

I've been mowing over a Dominion who goes balls to the wall with a chainsword. That said, perhaps somebody with a longer range is preferred.