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MaksimSmelchak · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:41 pm

Quote (malika @ 06 2005 July,20:11)

The thing is that these games had a fixed location and storyline already. You couldnt really make up your own campaign with storyline since well Horus Heresy was about the Heresy, Doom of the Eldar was about the invasion of Iyanden etc etc.

I can see what you mean though, but we want to give the player the freedom to have the get set anywhere where its possible.

Hi Malika,

Being that Knights have received very little attention from GW (Original release for Space Marine-1 and then the Titan Legions release... ), you'd probably be best off creating a story and background to give your players something to relate to. Leave them room to create something later...

Most gamers aren't that creative and want something to hold onto before they will begin to innovate.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

malika · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:22 pm **Posts:** 272

Ah I see what you mean, now I actually have to create a whole setting for it. Dammit I just wanted some rules and let players deal with storylines themselves and I would take it to another project Im part of, namely the Anargo Sector Project. We got two Knight Worlds there so I thought it would be interesting to have these Knight battles there.

For more info on the Anargo Sector Project go here: click here

Dwarf Supreme · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:23 pm

You might not have to do all the background work yourself. If you have a group of regular players, some of them might be creative enough to help you with creating background info.

One way to start might be to create army lists using current stats or ones from the past. I personally like the knight stats from TL. Then you might be able do what GW does: create fluff to match the game.

malika · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:22 pm **Posts:** 272

I think we are going to stick to the current Epic stats probably, its not 100% set yet.

Im working on a setting for the game now, well just before Im leaving for my holidays. The basic idea is that it is set on an Eldar Maiden World.

The Maiden World was seeded before the Fall, but after the Fall the Eldar who were present on that world were either already dead or were killed by the invading Orks who saw the Fall as the perfect opportunity to take over this world.

During the Great Crusade the Adeptus Mechanicus needed new Knight Worlds for a greater flow of resources and recruits, hence they established a colony on this world, the Knight House and the local Orks were in war.

The world stayed pretty "clean" from the Horus Heresy, but a few years after the Heresy the Eldar returned. Various Exodite Clans from other worlds have send out small forces of Knights who quickly received support from the Biel Tann Craftworld in the form of Nightwing squadrons, small units of very mobile guardians and Outcasts.

Many years have gone by in which the Eldar, Orks and humans fought each other, the Eldar wanting to reclaim their Maiden World and keep its secrets for themselves. However Abaddon the Despoiler has learnt from the Eldar items and seeks to take them. A Knight House loyal to the Black Legion was send to this world to claim it for the Despoiler...
Later on during some Black Crusade a traitor Knight House loyal to the Black Legion attack this world, perhaps there is some rare Eldar item hidden which could create all sorts of storylines.

Dwarf Supreme · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:17 pm

This looks like a good start, malika. It will interesting to see how it develops.

malika · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:22 pm **Posts:** 272

Now Im all getting pumped up for it, problem is that Im leaving on holiday tomorrow

Well, no worries, we are still looking for people to join up and post their ideas/opinions, if you are interested, check this out here: http://gargantklub.proboards15.com/inde ... ard=knigam

You can of course register and join up if you like and discuss with the "crazies" about their ideas of brining epic scaled monsters into 40k :cool:

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