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Crimson Fists? Where to find background?

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:59 pm 
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Hi Everyone!

I've decided now that I have some IG, Orks, and Nids ready for playing E-A that I need some SMs.

I've started a chapter of Crimson Fists.

Any idea where to find background on them?

How about Silver Skulls?

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:24 am 
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The old Rogue Trader ? :;):

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:40 am 
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Crimson Fists:
- I'm not sure if they've had an Index Astartes article in WD yet; I'll have a look when I get home
- I know there was loads about them in a WD around when Codex: Orks was released
- From memory:
The Crimson Fists are a succesor chapter of the Imperial Fists, and recently in the 40k timeline their home planet (Rynn's World iirc) was attacked by Orks...
- A malfunctioning defence torpedo fired at an Ork ship hit the fortress monestry, destroying much of it, and killing many marines...
- Then the remmnants of the 'Fists go round fighting a guerilla war against the Orks for years, led by Captain Cortez...
- After this I think they are currently supposed to be working up to full strength, rebuilding their world and fortress..

Disclaimer: I could be wrong on some of those details, but that was the basic gist... :)

-As for Silver Skulls, I'm pretty sure there hasn't been much at all on them, excluding the colour schemes....

Hope that helps, Maksim!

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:35 pm 
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Yes, I remember that story line from RT... and maybe there was a W/D article? ??? ?

Let me do a little research...

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Basically, Stormseer is right, it wa the background published in an "index astartes" article some time ago. i can't verify right now, but maybe it has made it to one of the index astartes compilations.

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W/D 288, has an article on the Crimson Fists...

Silver Skulls, I'm not sure beyond RT!

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This topic was cross-posted:

Crimson Fists on Epicoms Epic Armageddon

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Thanks for all of the help so far guys!

So...

Silver Skulls - Ultramrine gene seed
- Unknown Rogue Trader mention...

Crimson Fists - Imperial Fists gene seed
- White Dwarf, issue 288.

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The original background was in WD 94, in what I think was the second ever 40k:RT article, called 'Skirmish on Rynn's World'.
It has pretty much the same story as I described above, and has a scenario, 'Fists vs Orks- 'The Battle of Jadeberry Hill'.
A few more little bits of detail from here- the Ork empire of Charadon are the invaders, led by 'Warlord Snagrod the Arch-Arsonist'.


From the IA article, the Chapter Master is Pedro Kantor: "a contemporary of the famous Captain Cortez"...

Much of what was in IA was printed in (UK) WD 235, in 'Bloodied Fist: The Rynn's World Incident', and there is more information on the 'Fists, the battles and more.

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Thanks AGAIN for all of the help so far guys!

So...

Silver Skulls - Ultramarine gene seed
- Unknown Rogue Trader mention...

Crimson Fists - Imperial Fists gene seed
- White Dwarf, issue 94.
--- article: 'Skirmish on Rynn's World'
--- scenario: 'Fists vs Orks - 'The Battle of Jadeberry Hill'
--- 'Eavy Metal: (which was also when the original RTB01 marines came out) has all marines with both hands red however, and they have a red stripe down the middle of their helmets as well...

- White Dwarf UK, issue 234.
--- back cover: Features Dave Taylor's Crimson Fists, which include a simple, but nice conversion of Captain Cortez (which looks better than the horrible new GW mini in my opinion)...

- White Dwarf UK, issue 235.
--- article: 'Bloodied Fist: The Rynn's World Incident'
--- article: 'Fists, the battles and more'

- White Dwarf, issue 288.

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Hi Everyone,

I updated the Crimson Fists resources on this page.

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