And if there happened to already be a “ Bone Knives” Chapter, against all odds. Because you never know if you’re going to be sharing your custom Chapter to someone only for them to point out that the Eldar Craftworld you fought was on the other side of the galaxy at the time of your greatest victory, or the Crusade your Chapter fought in happened a thousand years before your Chapter was reportedly founded. Always check to see if your idea already exists somewhere already.
That being said, let’s get started.įirst rule that applies to everything here. Whatever the case, here I’ll go over all the relevant details with some pointers and some guidelines to help create a believable Chapter/Warband.
You would want a Custom Chapter if you’re looking to create your own corner of lore in the Warhammer 40K universe just because it’s simply fun, or as an excuse to paint out your own army in a way you desire, or want to really flesh out your custom army with characters and history to drive you onward to greater victories on the tabletop. Today we will be looking at how to go about creating a custom Space Marine Chapter or Chaos Space Marine Warband with the background and lore to be nigh-indistinguishable from canon Space Marine Chapters/Warbands. How does one declare a Founding of the Space Marines?
