Imperial Guard Regiment creation thread

Ocean: They grew up in the dangers of the depths.

So they take the elite of the prisoners from their ocean death world, it just screams over the top 40k

>Regiment Core Units (d100)

Ocean World, maybe the guardsmen are recruited from captured pirate crews

Rolled 89 (1d100)

Siege

>Specialization (d10)

Rolled 2 (1d10)

I feel like their homeworld is where they where sent after their crimes not where they where born. It could be a bioshock style underwater city that acts as a massive prison complex.

Counter

>Loyalty Rating (d10)

Counter siege? Makes sense if they live in a secluded prison, they’d be good at fortifying and lasting out

Rolled 6 (1d10)

1 get

undisciplined
Will follow the Emperor but don't expect them to bow to authority figures.

Undisciplined: Will follow the Emperor but don't expect them to bow to authority figures.

>Special Equipment (d100)

Rolled 37 (1d100)

31-40
Exotic Mounts
space pirates on dolphins?

>Regiment Creed (d100)

>elite prisoners from an ocean deathworld

Ok so idea, prisoners were originally sent to a penal colony on this 90% ocean world, think Subnautica crossed with Waterworld. Space Australia, effectively. Over time, a small civilization of those prisoners who weren't eaten by horror sharks began to exist, they would breed, and now many who live there were never (originally) criminals at all

Most eke out an existence on floating islands, or massive ships lashed together from the corpses of great sea beasts. The fauna, lack of water, lack of dry ariable land, and weather are all constant threats. There is one space port on the planet, the sole imperial holding there. A massive, ancient Mechanicus vessel bristling with weapons, this mobile space port mines the deeper oceans for valuable minerals, oils, and salt. Legend has it that any crew that can find this mobile fortress, called Tortuga, and manage to survive the journey to reach it, can earn passage off world. Serving in the guard, mind, but anything to get off world.

Tortuga is never in one place for long and it trawls the most dangerous parts of the ocean, full of terrifying beasties and tempestuous storms. The Tortuga is safe thanks to it's awesome firepower and advanced technology, but the natives only have iron weapons and simple gunpowder (both of which are rare).

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>Exotic Mounts

One of the few non hostile and domesticable creatures on the planet turned out to be a species of large winged mammeloid similar to the mythological Terran Bat. These "bats" have large underjaws they use to skin the surface of the water, collecting small fish and microlife for sustenance. They have amazingly robust digestive systems which allow them to drink and filter salt water, as well they are supplemental carrion feeders. Early human settlers were able to brefriend and tame these creatures by providing food, and soon built roosts for them to dwell in, where they hang upside down from rafters.

Due to their digestive systems processing and filtering everything, their dung is a volatile mix used in thr production of gun powder, and their urine is a source of potable drinking water

Over time, men learned to ride these creatures as well, which they do from special harnesses. These batriders will strap themselves into their harness-saddle while their mount is still hanging upside down, at which time the bat will drop, spread it's wings, and fly carrying itself and it's rider

Looks like the Emperor is the only authority they respect

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>Regiment Friends (1d100)

Currently creating mercenary ig army with freeguild soldiers to use in both aos and 40k (las lock)... Because of the uniforms and they will be loads of different colours i am calling them Horatio's harlequins.... Pic related

the best of the prisoners..or the worst depends how u look at it

Schola Progenium? Makes sense, higher amount of commissars in a penal legion.

what enemies do we have?
>1d100

Rolled 14 (1d100)

And the "elite" are the prison gang bosses?

probably

That sounds pretty metal. You get sent to Rapture prison, where you work to claw your way up the hierarchy to try and get a spot in the regiment.

Shall we fluff out the planet a bit.

I am thinking that the ocean world doesn't have huge monsters (it can have some monsters, but not the reason for making the planet a death world), but maybe the weather is just so horrible. Like imagine moonsuns rain periods, hurricanes, etc. And the only safe places could be fixed eye of the storm(s) where the nobles (and moderatly wealthy folk) live in hive cities, stretching from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean. The planet doesn't have much in terms of resources, so to fill their tithe quota they have harsh prison sentences for even minor crimes in order to fill their guardsmen quota.

Im just brainstroming here, so don't take this as the "canon" for this regiment just yet

bump

Orks, go figure. Or maybe they successfully repelled an Ork invasion of their homeworld? (I'm picturing speed of kult Ork boats, a la Waterworld, and I like what I'm seeing)

Mad Max Meets Waterworld but Orks

the arkham asylum of the imperium