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The Gol'Kut Crusade 

A Large Scale WH40K RP -
High Casual to Advanced

Accepting new players

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Summary:

- A tale of  intrigue, brutality and secession within the Warhammer 40,000 universe and setting.

- Each player will take control of a 'Prime', their one-person character that acts as the central focus, as well as almost any number of NPC or 'Beta' characters; these are more expendable though, so don't get annoyed if someone kills them.

- Violence and so on is mandatory, but don't overdo it.

- Our tale takes place in the most up-to-date period of 40K time line, the beginnings of the 42nd Millennium.

- I do not require perfect grammar, nor character sheets as long as my arm, but what I do require is effort put into both CS's and IC posts. Keep them a decent – or above decent – length, and make sure spelling etc is up to snuff. Not hard with a Spell-checker.

- The Astartes (for those using them) are the best-of-the-best, but even they are ultimately mortal, so I want to see some grit and 'realism' in them – no marine running off on their own, no overkill, and so on.

- Morals ambiguity is par for the course, as is a whole swathe of 'grey' when it comes to almost everything in this RP.

- Follow the rules.

In Character Info:

It is the early years of the 42nd millenia, the Tau are planning expansion, the Necrons are awakening, and the God-Emperor is secretly fading away as his Golden Throne begins to fail. 

Nevertheless, within the Imperium it is business as usual!

The Governor of the Gol'Kut system - named after the capital planet - has been lacking in his tithes to the Imperium for some time, and in a rash and perhaps foolish move has fully renounced his loyalty to the Emperor and all who serve him. Those planets closest to him, crushed as they were by overbearing Imperial tithes themselves, were more than ready to take up the cause of their more powerful neighbour, and so the Gol'Kut Consortium was formed as a mutual and defensive organisation against the expected backlash which the Impierum was certain to send.

This backlash, when it came, was somewhat weaker than first anticipated - a few hundred regiments of the Guard, a small Adeptus Soritas stike force, and an Imperial delegation - a classic underestimation of ones enemy.

The entire force was wiped out in a matter of weeks, few living to limp back into Imperial space and tell their tales to any who would listen.

Now a larger, better equipped and superior force, is being assembled to take a crusade headlong into the jaws of the enemy, and with it to re-establish control of the system or cleanse it utterly.

[More info will be given IC!]

Out of character info:

Welcome, one and all, to the grim darkness of the future where their is only war!

As players, you will be in command of the crusading forces, getting a choice ranging from an entire Guard regiment to a smaller but more formidable Astartes strike force detatched from their mother Chapter(s).

Know this though, that the enemy is not some crazed Chaos worshipping group of warbands, but a well armed and well organised - previously Imperial - collection of planets in a rather extensive system on the Imperium's fringe.

This will be a rather open RP, players making decisions that could affect the greater outcome of the crusade, but deciding as they see fit. Anything small will be left to the player, anything larger must be taken up with the GM (myself) or any appointed co-GM instead. Everyone will be getting objectives/directives and the like from me, Imperial HQ, although whether you follow them to the letter, in your own way, or at all is also up to the player.

Remember, everything you do will have a reaction, on both the Consortium and the crusading Imperials.

I expect everyone will have some knowledge of Warhammer 40K, but for those that might lack a little, I have always found warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Warhammer_.. and warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Deathwatch to be one of the best places to look. Just make certain that the information has a source, otherwise it is very likely fan made and therefore not canon.

Rules

- Sort your squabbles out in private. If you persistently disagree with another player or they're grieving you, involve me. If necessary, I will get the moderators involved.

- No godmodding (controlling someone else's character).

- Try to post at least once a week, let me know if you can't post soon, and please try for at least three paragraphs.

- My decisions can be argued, but are ultimatley final.

Character Sheet

Please submit your character sheets by MONDAY, JANUARY 4th. Please post them to me in Private Message, NOT into the Character tab.

Name: Your character's name. A pretty obvious one, so enough said.

Organisation/Adepta: Who does your character serve, answer to, and what larger part of the Imperium are they part of E.G. The Guard, Astartes etc.

Personal Demeanour: What kind of person is your character, what are their motivations etc, and how do they interact with others? Also please include any hatreds, grudges, and so on.

Character Type/Rank: 

Power Armour History: What deeds has it seen? Who has it protected and armoured? Why was it given to this particular marine? Or is there nothing special about it at all...

Description: A written description of your character's appearance. No pictures. 

Skills: What skills do they possess, how did they come by them, what have they used/been using them for? 
 
History: A sketch of your character's life and history, preferably until their departure for the crusade and off into the unknown. Give me three solid paragraphs, at least, please.

Equipment and Armament: What do they bring with them/carry on their person? This includes weapons. Be sensible when deciding, as weight can be an issue even for a marine. 

Miscellaneous: Anything you want to mention but haven't been able to cover yet, you can also put 'classified', adding this info when you PM me the CS.

Force at their disposal This is a more 'general' section, where you can describe the forces at your disposal - I am not expecting exact numbers or armament, so don't worry! An example might go like this:

"Commander Jeffries comänds three regiments of Imperial Guardsmen, all standard infantry of the line, up to a total of about twelve billion men. They hail from the water planet of Water World, and are each an expert in aquatic warfare, known for the fact that they all have gills as well. With them is an armoured section of some twenty thousand Leman Russ tanks and fifty-five Baaaaneblaaaaades, each with a full compliment of crew. The vast number of them are raw recruits, unused to even getting up in the morning, but they are stalwart servants of the God-Emperor and willing to do their duties unto death."

So, a basic overview of the force, a rough strength, and a little information on them is what I'm asking for really - each can be tailored to the correct force I.E. Guard, Navy, etc.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask of PM to me.

The Emperor Protects.

Okie dokie, here's the sales pitch, please feel free to ask questions, comment or the like. I swear on the Emperor's chiselled jawline that this will be my last attempt at a 40K RP for quite some time!

Anyway, here we go...

I'm envisioning a 40K RP that sticks to lore, but doesn't take itself too seriously, an RP about an out-of-time Astartes - perhaps more than one - and his group/crew/posse/retinue of dubiously questionable persons. 

In brief, we would be a renegade/pirate/anti-hero crew, not pure Chaos worshippers but not lawful folk either.

We would have space shenanigans against pretty much everyone, fight for coin, raid for coin...slaves...tech..., more in-depth scenarios, and it would give me time to figure out an overarching storyline too.

This will not be a comedy, but nor will it be all doom-and-gloom, just think of Blackbeard in space...or the Punisher in space...or Treasure Island in space...or even a really grimdark version of Star Trek.

I need a crew of scurvy dogs, women and even men, are ye with me?

P.S.

If this interests you at all, please feel free to say so; I am looking for high casual/advanced standards, but those that can hack it are just as welcome. 

That's pirate democracy for you!

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