Vergaul said:

Gotta love the Mary Sues and Super Special Snowflakes. And everyone that makes a character that is "really tall for an Astartes."

Just noticed something when some players in my gaming group wanted to roll up characters. The Iron Hands can get two starting cybernetics but there is no limit on what these can be. Sure bionic arms and legs can give you bonus toughness in locations but I have I did think that the as written option to walk into character creation with a combination of two of the following is a bit much MIU, Auspex Array or  Servo Arm. I know in regular 40k they use servo arms outside the tech marines but as I pointed out to a player I have only heard of these being used by War Smith level Iron Warriors. It might do to specify if these options weren't your intent and if they were I'd advise considering it more carefully because many players will take these options nine times out of ten, a free auspex, deadly close combat weapon of destruction or +10 to a bunch of things including BS tests is a bit much. Still great work over all as I've said before, just didn't know if you had realised this rule as written.

As one of Gaius' prospective players, I will suggest that if MIU is intended to be allowed, that MIU interfaces be restricted to the character's own personal and signature wargear and perhaps certain relic weapons. A flat +10 to BS checks with any ranged weapon is very good, probably too much so.

I don't think an augur array or even an MIU is automatically better than a flat increase to toughness bonus which is what comes with a bionic replacement. After refreshing my knowledge of normal 40k Iron Warriors, I'm fine with restricting servo-arms to Warsmiths and techmarines.

 A thing to remember. The MIU bonus to shooting still comes from jacking into the weapon. That's not something I'd assume all weapons are made with; so I'd agree with it being an option only for Sig Wargear and vehicle weapons.

Gaius said:

An interesting point and one I should revisit, thanks for bringing it up.  I would be very interested to hear more feedback if your group actually starts gaming with these characters!

The Night Lords are nearing completion; only a week or so and then I move on to the next part of the project.  I plan on having at least one advanced specialty per legion, Thousand Sons Sehkmet Psyker Terminators, Night Lords Prophets, Iron Warrior Siegelords and more!

It occured to me that a reskinned Deathwing Veteran could work quite well for the Iron Warriors. Both have a reputation for being relentless, callous proponents of using massed fire to bring down enemies.

The Night Lords are done!  I'm afraid I may have made them rely a little too much on the ability to generate Fear, but I suppose time and playtesting will tell me for sure.

Rapidshare Link: rapidshare.com/files/706851798/DHDW.pdf

Google Docs Link: docs.google.com/open

Note the version number at the top of the document, I figured that's the best way to do this moving forward.  This may be the last you guy s hear from me on this for a while.  I want to work on the advancements for a while to make sure I know where I'm going with it.

If anyone wants to help/playtest/provide feedback/brainstorm ideas or wants to be an artist, please reach me by email: mkall@seibertron.com.  I do intend to see this through, but patience may be required.

Hope this is still going well, looking forward to seeing the finished results. I was working on loyalist death guard(though returned them to Dusk Raider origins) rules if I ever finish them up I'll toss them up here, maybe they can help.

Good work, I'd love to see some Death Guard to make a Deathshroud!

The Russian said:

Believe me, I've wanted to make the Death Guard too, however I'm waiting on the "official" DH Death Guard before I write them up, which at this rate may not be until 2015 given the writer's constant disappearances for months at a time.

Mkall said:

"Official" Death Guard? I haven't heard of this… and yes, a Houdini writer isn't good for the most part.

Either way, they have been my second favorite Legion for a while, pre-heresy though.

The Russian said:

Official being Index Astartes article that details the Death Guard in their 40K state had Dorn been the Arch-Traitor instead of Horus.  As much as I'd like to claim credit for the whole idea and inter-twining lore, I'm just someone who takes someone's else's creative juices and twists it into Deathwatch-compatibility - with their permission of course.  Without the writer's take on the Death Guard, I don't want to get presumptuous even though the recent Forge World book is probably a good indication of things to come.

Mkall said:

I see, I thought you meant something in Dark Heresy. Haha

I can understand that wanting to wait on the IA author!