....which Gene-seed would you use? I know people tend to use the White Scars because they tend to be the Asian guys and because of the Yuan Dynasty references or the Iron Hands (thanks to the icongraphy of one of their suspected successor chapters).But I think you could make them be Ultramarines descendants as a nod to their trade ties with ancient Rome and both Rome and Imperial China were known for their bureaucracy and civil service.
>>98737109>imperial China themed chapter I'd make them an Imperial Fists successors and play off the whole idea of the defenders of the Great Wall.
how do you fit the scheming eunuchs into the chapter background/lore OP?
>>98737192Maybe this chapter does this deliberately to their chapter serfs by playing various groups against each other to make sure that their serfs know their place?
>>98737109White Scars doesn't make much sense because they represent one of the recurring enemies of China. To the point there was a wagon fort army tasked with burning Mongol pastures up north.Another possible angle is explosives. Rockets, grenades, bombs, if it goes boom China likes it from 1200 to now. But no idea which geneseed would relate to that.>>98737185Not only that, but the sheer scale of their city walls. https://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2019/06/chinese-fortification-p1.htmlThe "Iron Men Marines" were these dudes: https://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2015/06/famous-military-unit-tie-ren.html
>>98737109Salamanders cause Dragons.
>>98737321There was a time when Mongol were the ruling group of China. It was the Yuan Dynasty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_dynasty
>>98737718China has been ruled by Mongols and Mongol-alikes for most of the past thousand years."TheLiao dynasty(916–1125), established by theYelüKhitans, who ruled overNortheast China Plainand northern parts of theNorth China Plainafter conquering theLater Jin dynasty;TheJin dynasty(1115–1234), established by theWanyanJurchens, who overthrew Liao and ended theNorthern Song dynasty;TheYuan dynasty(1271–1368), established by theBorjiginMongols, who rules over all of China after conquering theWestern Xia, Jin dynasty andSouthern Song dynasty, and;TheQing dynasty(1644–1912), established by theAisin GioroManchus, who exploited the collapse of theMing dynastyandconquered all of Chinaafter defeating theShun,XiandSouthern Mingregimes."
I wouldn't even bother worrying about it unless there was some specific tabletop rule or background reason that really needed it stated they came from a certain origin."Your dudes" can just be your dudes if you want.
>>98737192What would be the point of including such detail? Does it influence their recruitment, traditions, tactics, units or attitude towards outsiders? No? Then it's useless.>>98737205Not a terrible idea on its own but doesn't fit Space Marines in my opinion. Competition is good and can be encouraged but among battle brothers if anything. Serfs exist to serve and that's about it.
>>98737185this
>>98737109night lordslook into your heart, and you will see it to be the only true option
>>98739380All warfare is based on deception.
>>98737192What if the entire chapter was nothing bu scheming eunuchs?
