Wednesday 1 January 2014

Back into the Command Barge!





Hello All, 

Thought I would restart my blog again and track my life in the hobby once more 

Been on abit of a hiatus for the last year due to work commitments, but with a change of job and location I have much work life balance allowing me to fit in some hobby time :) 

So abit about me:

I have been in the hobby from about 3rd edition 40k on and off but always kept my toes in so to speak, I champion the forging the narrative side of gaming alot more and play mostly campaigns and events based around this 

I have setup an ran two successful clubs in the UK, which I am proud are still running strong now I have moved on :)

I am moving from the Durham County area to East Yorkshire area just outside of York for work and looking into getting back into a club and getting some games in the near future

Participating in the HCC challenge this year and excited at the prospect of finishing an army for which plan to take to Warhammer world campaign weekend

Current armies are:

Salamanders 2nd company: Aiming for company size force about half way there
Necrons Dynasty: made up own section in the galaxy where this dynasty calls home, basically a mixture of criminals, mercenary and prison worlds for "malfunctioning" necrons
Lamenters 8th Company: at the time of the badab war, though thinking of changing this to Hive Fleet battles
Harakonia Drop Troops: Drop Troop army currently at 3k
Armoured Company: insert name here, basically got an armoured company and super heavy company in boxes.....yes I horde lol Hoping people could help me push these forward with ideas etc

Think that's enough of my waffling 

Below is the background for my latest project:

Dynasty Background:


Necrons Dynasty The Custos of Poena:
The Necrons Dynasty The Custos of Poena controls a small cluster of fringe worlds on the edges of the galactic eastern rim. Also known as the Condemned Host, this small dynasty is both feared and distrusted by most of the Necrons race.
The dark and rich history of this dynasty starts during the great wars between the old ones and the C’tan. Not all necron people were willing to give there humanity and souls to the C’tans cause and many a rebellion was raised and quashed by the overlords of each dynasty. Even after these opponents were defeated and lobotomized, quirks and faults were common in these new warriors, some “malfunctioned” and attacked own forces other commands did not register. The fallout from these rebellions and aparentent faulty warriors was dealt with by the silent king. They would be sent to the outer edge of necrons vast realm and be the first to be tested for what later become known as the great sleep. Also many a experiment was conducted by the Cryptek to try and fix and improve the faulty units, the realm of Custos of Poena soon became a place of dread and legend for any overlord or Nemessor that overstepped their mark and be sent there for “atonement” and “reconditioning”
Tasked with overseeing this undertaking were a number of Triarch Praetorians, known as the wardens of the condemned. As the eons past the wardens waited for their kings commands, none came. Soon Necrons mercenarily groups and outcasts flocked to this seeming forgotten space of the galaxy, the wardens given no other command than to fix the faulty units did nothing to discourage this. It is rumoured even some of the Technoites hunted by the Silent King, fled to this realm and even now plot and scheme there revenge. 
Over the millennia many an intruder and explorer has attempted to claim the lands from the wardens and outcasts but all have been cast out and utterly annihilated to prevent information of its location being discovered.
In M37 the silent king returned and with him knowledge of a new threat to his people, the Tyranid race. The realm of Custos of Poena was one of the first he reach being on the outer edges of the known galaxy. His new instructions were the wardens prepare the armies of the condemned and fortify the realm ready for the coming swarm…

plan to add more in the future for the dark harvest list I am writing at the moment for the Independent characters Hobby Progress Challenge

the independent characters is a great podcast and I would recommend anyone in the hobby check them out

http://theindependentcharacters.com/blog/