tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post9102471985986554531..comments2024-02-15T02:20:37.710-06:00Comments on My Dice Hate Me!: How do you add to your Army's fluff?Meatballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392265613551149975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-62291071605735158552009-09-03T22:21:34.203-05:002009-09-03T22:21:34.203-05:00I try to base my armies off of historic events and...I try to base my armies off of historic events and individuals. Currently, I'm working on my Warband of Antony the Marked, which you can easily tell is a homage to Mark Antony.<br>I try to incorporate the various games I've played with them into my fluff. As so far its been a war fought against a friends loyalist chapter and culminated in the rise of a Necron tomb and virtual destruction of my chapter.<br>I've tried my hand at short story battle reports, but so far my writing hasn't met the standards I try to hold myself to andas resulted in being locked away on my computer. I can't bare to publish something I believe to be sub-par.Schnitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06155166599103912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-27855723207557416622009-09-04T04:52:39.143-05:002009-09-04T04:52:39.143-05:00Adding names to the characters and squads certainl...Adding names to the characters and squads certainly helps flesh out the background and dynamics of the army. I like to try to think up coherent backgrounds for my armies and work from there (e.g. if they're from a warrior cultured planet, then do they have harsh sounding names that go along with that? Or are they more cerebral? etc.).jabberjabberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314798958920326898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-85717105246120036212009-09-08T23:45:23.231-05:002009-09-08T23:45:23.231-05:00As the other posters said, adding names definitely...As the other posters said, adding names definitely helps. I go so far as writing small backstories for each of the named characters.<br><br>I, personally, try to make each Sergeant, Exarch, Warlock, Autarch its own figure by converting each one to be rather individual or unique.<br><br>Another thing that I'm considering doing for my next army is to put the army through a story - my example is that a large detachment of the Ultramarines 10th Company has been working behind enemy lines for quite sometime. They've seen much more action than is expected of the Scout Company and I plan on painting their armor and fatigues as very worn and battle damaged to reflect that.Squirrel_Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07644484579197037083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-84126981141306523292009-09-08T23:55:43.787-05:002009-09-08T23:55:43.787-05:00Squirrel_Fish, I like that back story for you new ...Squirrel_Fish, I like that back story for you new army. Very cool idea that could lead to many conversions throughout the army.BJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392265613551149975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-13218060578493832572009-09-09T21:03:42.888-05:002009-09-09T21:03:42.888-05:00I play Dark Angels, but I use the regular Marine C...I play Dark Angels, but I use the regular Marine Codex so I have more options. That's first and foremost, but like others here, I do a lot of naming. <br><br>All of my squads are named, and I further name their sergeants and leaders. If a trooper has an 'MVP' moment in a game, they'll get a name too.<br><br>My characters are always named as well, but my own names, not ones from the canon. <br><br>We did a campaign a while back and my battle reports always included a bit of narrative fiction from the characters in my army, that was kind of fun too.Gyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349008639954236034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728313260302675808.post-61443336965791457642009-09-09T22:22:54.213-05:002009-09-09T22:22:54.213-05:00Mik,I am thining about starting a Dark Angels army...Mik,<br><br>I am thining about starting a Dark Angels army, but I want to use the DA Codex. Did you not like it or you just wanted to use the reg marine dex?<br><br>I used to do the narrative fiction in battle reports, I am hoping to get back to doing it again someday.BJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392265613551149975noreply@blogger.com