>>16013485
In DoW2 all Assault marines are beakies.

>>16013491
Thank you for solving my problem. Not played DW2. been warned off it. Sexy all beakie assault squads it is.

Oh and my pre-heresy army, Not sure who to go for... going to be a chaos faction. Initially wanted to do Alpha Legion, but they don't seem as fun to paint and model, so I'm leaning towards an Emperor's Children army led by apropriately purple Fabulous Bile

Do Blood Ravens have any special rules?

>>16013535

You can only be supplied as many reinforcements as people have died in your battles.

>>16013535

Just yous 1k sons rules for them, thats what they are.

>>16013535
After you win a game, you get to pick one piece of wargear from your opponents. That piece of equipment has now been 'Gifted' to your chapter, and my be equiped by any Independant Character in your army list.

someone please dump all the stolen wargear screen caps...

>>16013581
NOOO THATS NO POSSIBLE, I WON'T BELIEVE IT, YOU KILLED MY FATHER

>>16013587
No Blood Ravens... I AM YOUR FOUNDING CHAPTER

>>16013485
The Ravens were gifted beaky helms by... uh... Well, someone, records can't be kept for everything the Ravens have been gifted, afterall, they're a very popular chapter.

>>16013581
The Ravens were gifted a Spiritual Liege, isn't it obvious?

>>16013575
Pardon not stolen...''Gifted''.

>>16013581
>>16013596

hope you don't mind if we "find" some of your stuff just "lying around"

>>16013616

stole, now that's a harsh word, he was "gifted" to us

>>16013620
As If the great blood raven chapter would lower themselves with thievery.

>>16013616
You act like that's the only Spiritual Liege they have. There's a whole room of them in the back, next to the God-Emperor the Custodes were nice enough to gift them.

>>16013616
/r/ing drawfag sketch up calgar sitting in the hold of a Blood Ravens ship next to Bjorn the Fell Handed
"So... what are you in for?"

>>16013638

Clearly this is how a young scout, newly recruited into the chapter gets promoted to become a full fledged Space Marine.

They must ste-I mean, be gifted a piece of equipment from someone.

>>16013653

>Ceremonial exchange of arms

>>16013675
Were the Blood Ravens possibly "gifted" the arms of Abbadon aswell?

>Change of arms

Yes, Abaddon just handed them over.

>>16013693
*Ba-dum tsh*

>Loriman fell in battle with the Eldar Warlock Veldoran, and his body was never found

>>16013620
>Captain Galen's final words.jpg

>>16013715
>Loriman
>crushed countless enemies

I DEMAND HIM TO BE PUT IN A DREADNOUGHT WITH A TRUCK CHASSIS WHERE HIS FEET SHOULD BE.

>>16013715
>his body was never recovered
>but here's what he was wearing

Those sick xenos scum stole only his naked body?

>Those sick xenos scum stole only his naked body?

FapTau strikes again!

>>16013795
This is the most hilarious by FAR.

They stole OLANIUS PIUS' ARMOR.

>>16013821
Grand theft armoury

>>16013806
more like stupid sexy Eldar banshees chose to "defile" his body

>>16013832
Who says he was dead? They never found the body...

>>16013823
>They stole OLANIUS PIUS' ARMOR.

But he was only a human.

I'm now picturing a Blood Raven trying to put a part of human-sized pants that are way to small for him.

What rules do you use for blood ravens? I am curious about building a blood magpie army too. Only I was going to take bitz from various chapters/units/grey knights/ imperial guard/inquisition/sisters of battle. And maybe Get a bjorn model and paint him red.

>>16013838

In grim darkness of the 40th millenia, even in death he was still, like, sooooo hottt.

To be honest, It was be better for him that he was dragged away by stupid sexy banshees, and not his, ehm, "battle brothers" and their whole "love blooms on a battlefield" thing.

>>16013838
Hey may, don't judge. You know, you'd betray the Emprah for dat ass too.

>>16013867
> And maybe Get a bjorn model and paint him red.

I think you mean, "get a bjorn model, paint him in official Space Wolves colouring, and then paint a shoddy-ork-quality paintjob of red over the top of it.

>>16013879
Needs a banner stating the dread is "totally not Bjorn" on the scroll

>>16013876
The Book of Lorgar? The mother-fucking BOOK OF LORGAR?! Doesn't that drive you insane by just looking at it?

Blood Ravens do more looting than the orks.

>>16013887
>>16013879
I don't know what your talking about. It will just be an official blood ravens dread. The color scheme is just in between primers...

>>16013895
It might just be a transcript.
Might.

>>16013895
Quiet you.

also
>implying the Bluhd Rehvans aren't already insane...

>>16013906
I wasn't implying they stole the original copy, but I think the insanity causing was a feature no matter which printing you got.

>>16013772
>>16013876
You are all now aware that when a Blood Raven goes on a "penance crusade", obtaining these things is what they mean.

I Might also take some Chaos Space Marine Spikey bits and file them down from the looks of things.

>>16013930
So... in the 'neutral' ending, the real reason for sending Vanilla Ice/Aramus into the Eye of Terror was grabbing more shit?

>>16013953
>lost
>recovered


Uh-huh.

>>16013937
Probably that's why they went to battle on that massive freighter instead of a battle barge.

>>16013772
...they managed to steal the Hammer crafted by Fulgrim himself in the forges of Earth, which was wielded by Ferrus Manus during the Great Crusade before being stolen once again by Fulgrim and used to kill Ferrus Manus.

Why do I picture that scene in the Simpsons when Bart steals Kent Brockman's Krueller when I wonder how they got this thing?

Slowly his thoughts arose from their centuries of slumber once more. Chemical stimulants pumped in through the tubes connected to his sarcophagus and washed away the residual grogginess of stasis sleep. The sound of servos activating, lifting his armoured shell from its resting position into an upright stance, heralded the sudden explosion of light that filled his vision before clarifying into a familiar scene. Apothecaries and Tech-Marines stood before him, data-slates and tools in their hands, and one white-haired Marine ahead of all the rest in the centre of his field of view. The decorations on his armour identified him as a Brother-Captain. Something seemed a touch unusual about the whole scenario, but he couldn't quite put his power claw on it. No matter. It seemed the time had come again.
"WHO AWAKENS BJORN?" he rumbled through the Dreadnought's speakers. "IS IT TIME FOR WAR?" he added, hopefully.
"It is indeed time for war, mighty Bjorn," the Captain responded. "We have awakened you to do battle with our foes!"
"FIGURES. IT'S NEVER TIME FOR - WAIT, WHAT?"
There was a stunned silence from all in the room. It lasted a few seconds before the Brother-Captain broke it by clearing his throat.
"Uhm, yes, ancient one, it is time for war. That- that's not a problem, is it?"
Bjorn did not respond for another several moments. When he did, his words were slow and uncertain.
"YOU... DON'T WANT ME TO TELL YOU TALES OF THE OLD TIMES? OF LEMAN RUSS?"
"I... I suppose you could, but to be honest, venerable warrior, it is your skill in combat that we were hoping you would display."
Again, a pause. A pair of apothecaries at the back of the group began to mutter to each other.
"Did we get the ritual wrong?"

>>16013966

"I heard them say he was going senile... he probably doesn't even remember what he's supposed to do -"
A sudden booming noise echoed around the armoury chamber. It was a moment before anyone realised that the sound was that of laughter, issuing forth from the Dreadnought's speakers.
"VERY WELL!" Bjorn announced, once his fit of chuckling had subsided. "I SHALL DO BATTLE ONCE MORE!"
The worried expressions on the faces of the assembled Marines immediately turned to smiles and relief. "Of course, great one!" grinned the Captain. "It will be an honour to fight at your side!"
Bjorn was ecstatic. He was being awoken to actually fight, nobody wanted him to tell stories about fucking Leman Russ, and not once so far had anyone referred to him by his Emperor-forsaken full title. This century was shaping up well so far! If this luck kept up, they'd be celebrating their upcoming victories in battle with a complete sacred machine-oil application administered by a pair of the Adepta Sororitas -
"Uhm, mighty one? You sort of zoned out for a moment there... something about twins?"
"WHAT? NOTHING. WHEN DO WE FIGHT!?" Bjorn demanded, changing the subject quickly. "LEAD ME TO OUR SHIPS THAT WE MIGHT TRAVEL TO WHEREVER OUR ENEMIES DWELL!"
"We are already aboard our Battle Barge and orbiting our target," the Captain informed him. "In a short space of time we will be in position to drop assault pods and initiate the battle. If you would follow me to the pod bays, we shall prepare to depart immediately."
Ah! So they were already aboard a vessel, and not in the fortress as he had expected. No wonder the situation had seemed unusual when he awoke, for he realised he did not recognise his surroundings. Bjorn approved; anxious to fight as he was, the prospect of a lengthy and boring voyage to the field of battle would not have been a welcome one. With a hiss and a whir, his Dreadnought's motor systems roared into life and he made to follow the Brother-Captain

>>16013924

IMO the book of Lorgar is kind of bland, I much prefer the Lectio Divinitatus, you've probably never heard of it though...

>>16013985

"LEAD ON, BROTHER. I DO NOT RECOGNISE THIS VESSEL NOR KNOW ITS LAYOUT. WHICH SHIP HAS THE FORTUNE OF CARRYING US INTO BATTLE?"
The Captain mumbled something quietly and the other assembled marines looked nervously at each other.
"BROTHER, I HAVE SEEN THE PASSING OF TEN MILLENIA AND MY HEARING IS NOT WHAT IT ONCE WAS. SPEAK UP."
"We - we are aboard the Litany of Fury, ancient one."
"HM. A NEW ADDITION TO THE FLEET, IT SEEMS. THE CHAPTER IS DOING WELL. AND SURPRISINGLY CLEAN!" Bjorn remarked, looking upon the gleaming surfaces where hazy red reflections of his and the other Marines' armour could be seen. "I EXPECTED EVERYTHING TO BE COVERED IN WOLF SHI- RED. WHY AM I RED?"
"Oh, shit," muttered a Tech-Marine, before one of his companions poked him in the side with a mechadendrite. The Brother-Captain turned to glare at him for a moment before turning back to Bjorn.
"Why wouldn't you be red, revered Bjorn? Red has always been the colour of our chapter -"
"SILENCE!" Bjorn commanded, and the group fell quiet. Bjorn took a few steps over to a convenient nearby bulkhead and experimentally scraped one of his arms against the surface before rotating it into his field of view. A familiar bright blue could be seen peeking out from the scratched layer of red paint applied over it.
Now, Bjorn had indeed lived for longer than any other in the Imperium could claim, and the priests of the Space Wolves all believed the long years had driven him senile, but in truth his mental faculties were as sharp as they had ever been. Sometimes, however, they simply needed time to warm up after a long rest. He turned to face the red-armoured group, noting the bird and blood drop iconography featured on their shoulder-plates and the banners adorning the room.

>>16013962
That's it, my Iron Hands army is officially declaring a crusade against the Blood ravens.

I shall now model my army with little red bodies strewn across the bases, in various stages of death and destruction, this insult to the Primarch shall not stand.

>>16013649
i second this

>>16013995

"Now, mighty Bjorn, we can explain," the Captain began, but Bjorn silenced him with a shout.
"SHUT UP! I'M THINKING."
This was not something they had expected. All stood worriedly as they waited for Bjorn's thoughts to reach a conclusion.
"... HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WOLVES?"
There was some conferral. Eventually the Brother-Captain stepped forward again and said "We... are... neutral on the subject of wolves?"
"GOOD. I HATE THE FUCKING THINGS."
Bjorn leaned forward, as much as was possible for a dreadnought to do, until he teetered precariously over the Brother-Captain and the slightest tremor from the engines of the ship risked condemning the unfortunate Marine to a crushing death. He spoke.
"NO WOLVES. NO QUESTIONS ABOUT LEMAN RUSS. ABSOLUTELY NO REFERENCES TO FELL HANDS. ANYBODY WHO ASKS ME A QUESTION ABOUT THE OLD TIMES IS GOING TO BE USED AS PAINT TO HELP FIX THIS SHITTY JOB YOU'VE DONE ON ME," Bjorn rumbled. "THOSE ARE MY TERMS. AGREE, AND I'LL PRETEND NOT TO NOTICE WHAT YOU THIEVING LITTLE BASTARDS HAVE DONE. DEAL?"
The Captain nodded frantically.
"GOOD. NOW WHERE ARE THE FUCKING ASSAULT PODS?" Bjorn demanded, spinning his power claw and returing to a normal stance, mirth creeping back into his voice. This could turn out to be a very good century indeed.

>>16014007

Yet to come:
Gleefully slaughtering away upon the field of battle, Bjorn comes across his fellow dreadnought, Davian Thule! They immediately find common ground in their shared refusal to discuss the history of their chapters, and a beautiful friendship blossoms. OR IS IT MORE?

Then they keep the entire Battle Barge awake at night awkwardly shouting the dreadnought equivalent of gay phone sex at each other from their maintenance bays.
"BABY. I REMOVE YOUR OUTER CASING TO EXPOSE THE SERVO SYSTEMS POWERING YOUR LEGS."
"THEY ARE WELL-MAINTAINED AND THRUM WITH ENERGY AT YOUR TOUCH."

>>16014032

Wow. Just... wow.

>>16014021

You know, there's just something about Dreadnoughts. The one in Brothers of the Snake was pretty deadpan, and then there's Tankred.

I do think my favorite scene is in Soul Hunter, where two Dreadnoughts *throw down* after ten thousands years. To everyone else, it's two machines clanking and battering each other- To them, they're on Terra, hacking at each other until their weapons break...Then it's down to 'bare hands and the strength to strangle'.

>>16013953
This is strangely infuriating.

>>16014021
>>16014007
>>16013995
>>16013985
>>16013966
Damn, this copypasta is hilarious each time I read it.

>>16014066
At least they can't pretend it's a "gift" when it's taken from Chaos.

>>16014066
Why is this in here? The same guy has been wearing it the whole time.

>>16014066
Goddamn Blood Magpies. That was not as plann-

I mean All Is As Planned. For the False Emperor.

>>16014098
>How the weapon reappeared is unknown

Right. Sure. Of course.

Fucking Magpies.

>>16014105

Isn't Eisenhorn's sword- Barbarister- in the game, too?

I always wondered. Shouldn't a Space Marine's power sword be way larger, and way more effective, than a human's one? Because they seem to have the same effect, while I've heard the Marine knives are the length and size of normal swords.

>>16014098
The Blood Ravens were then "gifted" the Space Hulk, which then proceeded to refurbish using "gifted" Iron Hands tech, before renaming it "The Litany of Fury".

So. Either they are "gifted" something or they "recover" it after it's "lost".

You know, I gotta applaud their thie- I mean, acquisition skills.

>>16014118

When most Marines arrive, you cheer. When the Blood Ravens come to your rescue, you check to make sure you still have all the silver afterwards.

>>16014118
I should run a Blood Raven game where the players run around and loot stuff.

>>16014131
So Rogue Trader?

>>16014127
"S-sir!"
"What is it, guardsman?"
"It's... it's the Space Marines!"
"What?"
"It's the Space Marines! We are saved!"
"Let me take a look at- oh, dammit."
"What is it, Sir?"
"...fucking Blood Ravens."
"...oh."

Alright /tg/ You have got me building a blood magpies army. But in order to make it even more hilarious I would like to include something extra heretical. I would like to include one of the forgotten/lost first founding chapters shoulder pads. The only thing is nobody knows what it would look like. So any ideas /tg/?

>>16014157
Not just thieves, but colossal dickwads as well? Good going, Magpies.

>>16014131
>>16014140

Simple you run death watch with Rogue Trader rules. Bam "Blood Ravens: The GIfting."

>>16014140
Rogue Death Watch Trader, more like it.

>>16014170
>>16014176
Magpie mind

>>16014168
No, they just know the truth about the DA. They stole it.

>>16014184

This one, I don't get. It was...forged by the Space Wolves, right? Why would they be pissed off by it?

Or, the Blood Ravens forged it, and dedicated it to Leman Russ...Isn't that compliment? *scratches head*.

>>16014176
"Rogue Death Watch Trader: The Gifting of the Magpie" TADAAA! Now all we need to do is make some rules.

Ouch.

>>16014191
Magpies forged it, saw it's awesome, and intentionally gifted it in such a way that it was seen as an insult, so they could keep it.

I've got a brother that sounds like he'd make a good Magpie scout.
He's always talking about how he's a soldier, it's not theft, it's a "tactical acquisition."

>>16014145

HIDE THE BANEBLADES! ALL 100 OF THEM!

>>16014191
Because you need to steal some equipment in order to make a proper replica.
That means they stole whatever tech priests call "a forge".

>>16014201

Awww.

"C'mon, please let us be with the cool kids! We made you this awesome hammer!"

"I know where you can put that hammer."

You know, the reason for people being pissed off by the gifts is actually very simple.

They're 90% sure it's actually stolen.

>>16014196
Makes sense though.
They were founded after the index astartes was written.
From a chaos legion.

Imagine having to go up to an imperial scribe and say that you are a new chapter, founded from the thousand sons. You know, the guys who fell to tzeentch for the lulz?

>>16014191
The Blood ravens are an orphan chapter.

No jealous kid would look favorable on an orphan child trying to love and honor his parents.

>>16014213
it all makes sense now

>>16014220
"Captain, the Blood Ravens bring us gifts."
"...Blood Ravens."
"Yes, Captain."
"...gifts."
"Yes."
"You know what to tell them, right?"
"That they know where to stick their stolen shit... just a bit more politely?"
"Exactly. And tell the brothers guarding the armoury to make sure everything is still there."

>>16013953
They repainted the banner...
They could have just made a new one on an empty canvas but they went and stole a banner from another chapter and then repainted it.

I can understand looting ancient and powerful weapons because the knowledge to build them has been lost, but surely they could have just bought/made a new canvas for a banner.

That takes a special type of dick to go trough all that trouble and then cover up the original paint. I bet they think its funny when they fight alongside the Iron snakes.

>>16014246

No, no, they're better than that. They want to get into the armory. They leave the axe, but everything else is gone.

There's a scene in Nick Kyme's 'Salamander', where a group of Marines Malevolent steal a ship's supplies. (One the few good scenes in an otherwise boring book.) I imagine the Blood Ravens do this a lot.

>>16014218
>>16014224
>>16014227

Long ago, somewhere in the universe Magnus communes with Tzeentch...

"My Lord! I have all the chapters of the thousand sons assembled minus one that is en route, shall we wait for them.."

"No. I have plans for the blood ravens..." Tzeentch begins to cackle manically. A scout runs in.
"Magnus my lord, the Blood Ravens were lost in a warp storm before they could know about our recent development!"
"Just as planned..."

>>16014213

Suddenly it makes so much sense why they went missing.

Blood Vultures confirmed for the best space marines chapter ever.

>The Blood Ravens received this ornamented power sword from an Imperial Guard Commander in the Ultima Segmentum after they gifted him 100 baneblades for his campaign

>>16014281

Apparently, in the recently Age of Darkness anthology, that's pretty much what happened. When they go back to Prospero, they get ambushed by World Eaters looking to recover the Luna Wolf, Horus's talisman- Most die, but a few- Particularly the diviners- escape.

>>16014286
They also probably were gifted the hat of a Commissar...

Why can I see a bunch of Blood Ravens carrying off a Leman Russ behind the backs of some Imperial Guardsmen? They can't use it, but other people having it just seems... wrong to them.

>>16013848
Didn't they retcon him to be a marine?

>>16014251
Either that, or he is well aware of the fact it is TAINTED by chaos.
Funny ain't it?

>>16014319
And then into a Custode, yes.

>>16014319
No. Never. And especially not Custodes.

Don't spout such ridiculous lies.

>>16014311
Now i can image that too, we need a drawfag over here.

The scene is that you have a bloodraven talking to a guardsman, and behind them 6-7 bloodravens is running off with a Leman Russ.

>>16014361
What are they talking about?

>>16014331

It was actually an Ultramarine who distracted Horus and saved the Emperor.

He reminded them both that Roboute Guilliman was still their spiritual liege, which both blinded Horus with tears of shame that he would never be an Ultramarine and gave the Emperor the will to do what had to be done in order to prove himself worthy of hanging with the brave sons of Ultramar.

After being interred upon the golden throne, the Emperor was posthumously declared an honorary Ultramarine, the highest honour the Imperium could bestow.

>>16014361
That's.
Hilarious.

>>16014373
Drawfags choice I guess?
One could do it in the style of cartoon: Basically a speech bubble containing images that represents the subject.

Dont know if anyone posted this. But its the complete list of "gifts" up to Chaos Rising. Don't have any retribution ones though


Arbites: 6 shotguns (Somewhere, a Judge is looking at an empty armory, and crying.)
SoB: 3 flamers, 1 bolter (I guess the sisters don't really know what else to give as a "gift" to someone)
Ultramarines: 1 bolter, 1 sniper rifle
Imperial Fists: 2 Thunder Hammers, 1 Bolt Pistol
Space Wolves: 4 Power Axes
Blood Angels: 1 Flamer, 1 Bolt Pistol, 1 Chain Sword
Dark Angels: 1 Sniper Rifle, 1 Assault Cannon, 1 Heavy Bolter, 2 Power Fists, 1 Plasma Pistol
Flesh Tearers: 1 Chainsword
Salamanders: 1 Missile Launcher, 1 Hvy Flamer, 1 Bolter, 1 Plasma Cannon
Black Templar: 1 Power Fist
Crimson Fists: 2 Power Fists
White Scars: 1 Power Axe
Ad Mech: 1 Plasma Cannon, 1 Power Sword, 1 Power Fist, 1 Missile Launcher
Deathwatch: 1 Heavy Bolter, 1 Plasma Pistol, 1 Chainsword
Inquisition: 1 Bolt Pistol, 1 Plasma Cannon
Custodes!: 1 Heavy Flamer (Jesus Christ)
Ordo Xenos: 1 Carapace set
Black Templar: 1 Suit of PA
Ultramarines: 1 Carapace Set
Imperial Guard: 1 Carapace Set
Blood Angels: 1 suit of PA
Dark Angels: 1 Suit of PA
Ad Mech: 1 Suit of PA
Space Wolves: 2 Suits of PA
Salamanders: 1 Suit of PA
Imperial Fists: 1 Suit of PA

Commander Accessories:

Iron Halos:

Ad Mech: x1
Lamenters: x1
Blood Angels: x2

Jump Packs:

Raven Guard: x1
Sisters of Battle: x1

-Blessed of the Deathwing

>''The habit of Blood Raven artificers to name relics in honor of the heroes of other chapters has caused its share of friction with those receiving this honor. The Dark Angels chapter was especially displeased by the naming of this mighty power first - Master Belial of the Deathwing stating "We have blessed no such thing"

>>16014331

To be fair: The Emperor probably didn't turn up on Horus's shuttle alone. He most likely brought his Custodes with him, as well as anyone nearby. The palace is in flames, demigods are battling demons, and HOLY SHIT, HE DROPPED THE SHIELD. EVERYONE INTO THE TELEPORTER

NOW

NOW

NOWWWWWW

So yeah. Also, the Siege of Terra novel should be from Pius's perspective. And written by Dan Abnett. But I can't help but feel that Amon, the Custodes name-dropped here and there, is going to be important.

>>16013772

>Forgebreaker

BLOOD RAVENS. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH PERTURABO

-Gauntlet of the Templar

>''The Black Templars Space Marine's legendary hatred of psykers at times extends to the Blood Ravens. Legend has it this animosity came to a head in M36 when a Templar crusade engaged a strike cruiser of the 5th Company - led by a Commander and Librarian. Some say this power fist was named specifically later to goad the Templars''

Oh god

>Blood Ravens running off with a giant throne of iron, with the sleeping form of Perturbo on it

>>16014375
You're fired.
Yes, you. Box your stuff. Out the front door. Parking lot. Car. Goodbye.

>>16013693
>>16013688

>>16014442

Is this really necessary? I think it was pretty cool, he has potential.

>Blood Ravens running from tzeench carrying a folder marked "sekrets"
>Tzeench does not look pleased

Faggots Pertuabo is the Primarch of the Iron Warriors not the Ironhands.

It's official, Mars hates the Blood Ravens.

>>16014473
And what was the name of the bigass Hammer Horus gave him?

>>16014473
Yes but he used the Forgebreaker.

>Fulgrim forged it, gifted to Ferrus
>Ferrus used it, until he was killed and given to Horus
>Horus gave it to Perturabo to seal their pact
>Perturabo lost it to the Iron Hands

>>16014504
>Iron Hands lost it in a couch, which they left on the curb when it got too old and full of stank, which the Blood Ravens picked up and the hammer fell out and the Blood Ravens were all like "Sweet deals, The Cheat!"

>>16014504
And now it's in the Blood Ravens. If the Iron Hands are alerted to this fact something bad gonna happen.

DoW2 looks freaking awesome. Maybe I should get it while it's still on sale?

>>16014544
It's pretty fun. The first one is repetitive. The second one is too short. The third one is repetitive, but at least has fun with it.

>>16014544

A buddy got it for me and I've enjoyed it well enough, it's challenging without being bullshit. Don't go in expecting anything like DoW 1 though.

>>16014553

Retribution was the worst campaign, standard was pretty repetive albeit fun, Chaos Rising was good fun but slightly too short

>>16014361
Well I tried.

>>16014648
Made me smile, at least.

>>16014648
Bwahaha, nice!

A blood raven thread how pleasant.

>>16014680

quite

>>16014684
>>16014680

>>16014684
That mug has just been gifted.

>>16014648
And the drawfag delivered <3

>>16014702
Think we should send them a fork sometime soon?

>>16014680
I can just see it. Blood Ravens Brother-Captain visiting the Ultramarines is offered a beverage while meeting with one of the Ultramarines Brother-Captains. The Ultramarine turns away for a moment and when he looks back...
>>16014684
"What?"

They need to be Gifted the assistance of Creed.
Imagine the power they could wield.

>>16014730
Wouldn't that be just... plain old kidnapping?

>>16014713
Problem, brother?

>>16014734
"Strategic Recruitment", battle brother!

>>16014746
You don't think that Cadia might miss the Lord Castellan?

>This thread

>>16014730
Blood Ravens steal the Baneblades.

Creed redeploys them.

Together they are unstoppable.

>>16014759
What if we received Cadia as a Gift?
We'll trade them Typhon Primaris! We're umm... not currently using it.

Kleptomania is one of their geneseed flaws.

>>16014791
Oh really, you don't say?

>>16014821
Okay, it seems like the Black Templars would be the last chapter to put up with the Blood Ravens, considering their hateboner for Psykers and the Blood Ravens having a higher-than-average proportion of Librarians.

Requesting a picture of a startled Blood Raven with a prybar in hand and a balaclava over his helmet.

RAVENS NO SWIPING.

>>16014791

Preposterous

>>16014831
They had a few skirmishes with each other in the past but they made up in recent times. They even fought with each other once or twice.

The Blood Ravens have a tendency to grow on you if you let them.

>>16014888
Sorta like a fungus.

>>16014898
A fungus that steals your equipment.

Bloody Magpies are probably Luna Wolves descendants. The Thousand Sons theory seems compelling, but falls apart on closer examination. No flesh change, for one thing.

So the Blood Ravens are that shitty neighbor who borrows your stuff and never gives it back?

>>16014927
Besides the sticky fingers, of course.

>>16014928
Fuck, I known a few blood ravens then.

>>16014914
So... like Orks?

Blood Ravens are the equivalent of Deathskulls?

>>16014648
I think its a improvement

>>16014927
The theory held up until Abaddon recently pulled some 'the Blood Magpies belong to me' statement. Red was the pre-heresy colours for the 1k sons, and they have that prediliction towards Librarians and artefacts.

>>16014994
Besides, the general theme of the Blood Ravens is one of arrogance. They're hoarders of knowledge, but the various traitors all have the same theme of arrogance to their damnation. Now where have we seen that before?

Abaddon's strange lust for the Chapter more or less seals it.

>>16014994
wait, they belong to Abaddon?
Does that mean they gifted themselves away to themselves?
The ultimate theft. Stealing your own chapter.

>>16015027
Given Abaddon sees all Chaos renegades as being his, it's not conclusive, but he's confirmed to be strangely interested in the Blood Ravens for their being a fairly recent Chapter. Now if they were made with Luna Wolf geneseed, that would certainly go a way towards explaining his obsession...

>>16014994

It is all but confirmed Blood Ravens = Thousand Sons.

From the Age of Darkness Book - Story "Rebirth" (hint hint)

Arvida is running away from the World Eaters and as he walks into the Shadows says "Knowledge is power" (Blood Ravens battle cry) and the last passage...

"The dim red light of the angry magma fires caught on his Shoulder-Guard, exposing the serpentine star set about the black raven-head of his cult discipline"

>>16014856
A toast!

>>16015084
>>16015084

huh... I guess they're not being subtle anymore.

I was thinking about going with Relictors for my spess mehreens, but it seems they ain't got shit on the Magpies' reach.

If the Blood Ravens are truly loyalist traitors who turned their back to chaos this would be the ultimate slap to the face for Abaddon and his whole ideology.

Abaddon is a man of ideals and principles, he sees humanity united under chaos as mightier and stronger than humanity under the emperor.

So Abaddon must corrupt or destroy these turncoats to prove to himself and the whole galaxy the superiority of chaos over the false emperor.

>>16015089

>Filename


Also nice mug.

>>16014117

Ive only ever found it on the Imperial Guard campaign, its a force sword if I recall correctly.

>>16015093
So ultimately, it's still rather ambiguous.

/r/ing beercan version

>>16015126
>the ultimate slap to the face for Abaddon and his whole ideology.

I'm surprised he doesn't just throw his arms up in frustration!

>>16015223
like this gentleman above?
>>16014449

Dangit, that whole 'stealing a Leman Russ thing while the guards are distracted' is exactly what I imagined! Except it was Ragnar Blackmane being distracted by Blood Ravens offering him gifts while right behind him a half-dozen Blood Ravens take off with a snoozing Bjorn.

>>16015169
>>16015089
>>16014856
>>16014821
>>16014761

All my love.

>>16015169
Rejoice! Our brother has returned from his "penance crusade" in the Eye of Terror!

>>16015337
But WHY?! Why would you reforge something that is still clearly tainted!? Why keep it at all?!

I don't see any mention of the Blood Raven's fabled Wareworld where they keep all their gifted items, including but not limited to: a full necron army, the Golden Throne, Luna, an inquistor, Gav's missing arm, and a full cooler of choco tacos.

>>16015350
SOMEBODY STOLE MY MUG !!

>>16015350

Great stuff man, I wish I could draw.

>>16015380

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Gauntlets_of_Ultramar

>>16015380
They kept a copy of the Book of Lorgar, and the FUCKING WARHAMMER FORGED BY FULGRIM HIMSELF. Alpha Legion armor is smalltime for the Magpies.

>>16015406
>Appear among his gear

...well that's just hilarious.

>>16015388
Why? What do you need?

>>16015406
That is not implied to be theft bro.
It's a gift from a vindicare. He's probably all tsundere for the Bluhd ravens now.

>Could drownweb
What do you mean captcha?

>>16015406

why does that interface remind me of WoW?

>>16015388
>full cooler of choco tacos

>>16015440
>That is not implied to be theft bro.
>not theft
>Blood Ravens

Yes, it was "gifted".

>>16015380
Magpies.

>>16015455
Read it.
It's pretty clear it was the vindicare that left it there.
I'm not even accepting "It was blood ravens, so clearly it must be theft" as a joke for this one.

>>16015447
Ah, they even have Saint Celestine's flamer.

Not bad magpies, not bad.

>>16015465
I mean, hell, it's not like Necrons render everything to atoms and then unmake that too right?

>>16015429
Fucking saved.

But seriously, that Wareworld is full of shit.

>>16015447
So, before going full Repentia she used a flammer?

>>16015510
pariah may cut his head of

>>16015471
Clearly he understood that one way or another they would be getting a gift. At least this way it was on his terms. He should still check his wallet.

anyone have that copypasta story told from the perspective of a dreadnaught and he discovers red paint painted over his blue paint?

>>16015569

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/13696742/

>>16015569

and then suddenly a boring chapter becomes interesting

I wonder if the Cadians are still mad at the blood ravens.

>>16015569
It was posted in the thread already.
>>16013966

>>16015569
You mean the one ALREADY TOLD IN THIS THREAD?

Speaking of Blood Ravens anyone know the name of the crusade where the Black Templars killed some super powerful psyker and got like 1300 worlds for the imperium in a couple years.

Machina crusade or something like that?

>>16015784
Uh, the Macharius Crusade was led by a Guardsman, not a Templar.

>>16015836
Wasn't that.

I'm sure it was the Black Templars.

Old canon stuff though.

They basically fought the Strogg. I can't believe I forgot the name.

Bump for answers

The Howling: A strikeforce of Black Templar Space Marines kill the Cacodominus, a powerful alien psyker; the resultant psychic death-scream burns out the minds of a billion astropaths and disrupts the Astronomican. Millions of ships are lost and entire sub-sectors lose contact with the wider Imperium.

>>16016057
Frankly, it's outrageous how something this big could be simply explained away in a footnote. It demands more attention.

>>16015784
Somewhere on an imperial planet, a imperial history teacher just had an annurism.

>>16015388
Don't forget the Squat colony.

Interesting note: Space Marines can train Sleight of Hand in deathwatch. I never understood why until this thread.

>>16015416
>>16015350
>>16015169
>>16015089
>>16014856
>>16014821
>>16014761

I've got this mental image of a Blood Raven conversing with an Inquisitor (or something) over a cup of recaf, and every time the view returns to the Raven, he's got a different mug, like the "horse of a different color" from The Wizard of Oz. And every now and then, the Inquisitor asks, "Hang on, your mug's changed!" "Nah, I've always had this one. *slurp*"

Dean Marine is the best Marine.

>>16016707
And he has this constant expression of deadpan amusement at the Inquisitor's consternation.

>and iumeOne

>>16016336
A player wants to play a Blood Raven in my up and coming deathwatch campaign.

It's so fucking tempting to just make it a lighthearted game, and let people make Angry Marines and such.

>>16016799
And after they leave, the Inquisitor realizes his =][= mug is missing!

>>16017215
And the Blood Raven is wearing his hat.

>>16017915
-Excuse me, can you give me my hat?
-Sorry? Oh, this...It's not your hat, it's a beakie helmet.
-No, it looks like my hat. It even has a ][.
-Don't be silly, is just a raven. I'm sure you didn't had any helmet when I met you.
-Well, I suposse I missed it somewhere...

Blood Ravens are one thing for Deathwatch, Bloody Magpies are another.

Though it can be hard to tell the difference.

>this thread

>Venerable Dreadnought Rafael

>An ancient Brother dating back three thousand years, his wrath is death to all the enemies of man. However, his long machine sleep has degraded his once keen mind to the point where he believes himself a Dark Angel. Be wary when waking him for battle.

>>16019013
Bjorn knows better.

The Blood Ravens have been gifted Page 1 of /tg/.

>>16019013
So does that mean he might attack your troops like a chaos dreadnought?

Can somebody post all the "Diomedies with stolen mugs" pictures?

>>16022929
Look up.

>>16022949
Yes I saw. I figured that there would have been a lot more than that though.

>>16022967
Several ones in this thread didn't exist until this thread.

>>16023668
Someone archive this shit.

>>16023749

This. I haven't laughed this hard in weeks.

Also check out that pimp assault cannon.

>>16023749
>>16023865
You should check sup/tg/ before asking for archive.
The Blood Ravens have already been "gifted" an archive:

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16013485/

why pre heresy?, to my knowledge they are still loyal to the imperium

it wouldnt be a surprise if a marine went rogue because of the chapters high number of psykers
but the chapter as a whole are still loyalists

>>16024045
He meant Horus Heresy.

Which still doesn't make sense, because Blood Ravens aren't that old.

>>16024221
>>16024045
read the Thousand Sons "theories".

>>16024548
But then it'd be a pre-Heresy Thousand Sons army.

>>16024877
He could have them going through their experimental stage when they realized they needed to gift themselves a new identity if we go with them shortly after the fall.