The Challenge:
All right guys, It is time to get this project rolling.
As we have discussed before, everything is taking place in one system. Your armies have already been chosen and you have already signed up. Right now, the most important thing to do is make a first post, thus reserving your place for your main "hub." In this first post, you must keep shortcuts to all your pictures, links, reports, stories, and etc. You should keep posting all your updates in this thread only - and once you make a new post, please make sure to have a link to this post in your "hub."
Anyways the rules are very simple:
[1] Your army does not have to be legal FOC wise - that allows each participant to do Apocalypse formations.
[2] At the end of each month each participant must present pictures and a report on his work in our thread.
[3] A progress report must be posted 2 times per month.
[4] Point Limitations - each participant must present 200 - 400 points worth of units (fully painted) per month.
[5] The challenge starts out on 1st of February and finishes on the 1st of August.
Do not forget this is not a competition - this is a challenge. It is up to you on how much painting you wish to have done per month, but in order to stay in the game, so to speak, you must always complete a minimum of 200 points per month. Two monthly reports are mandatory to stay in the challenge. You should post one report per two weeks to make your progress more interesting to the readers.
The Setting:
Cypra Mundi – Gloria Flax System
Calvinus Prime was the first planet to be attacked. It was home to a top secret Inquisition base, Ordo Malleus to be exact. It is the furthest planet from the star that serves as the Sun for the system. The following planets are all in order, the first one being the furthest from the sun, while the last one on the list being the closest. Keep in mind how this affects the climate on each planet.
[1] Calvinus Prime (Closed World – Access Restricted – Inquisition File N678943DR)
[2] Dementia (Regular World)
[3] Optimum 4 (Regular World)
[4] Optimum 3 (Forgeworld)
[5] Optimum 2 (Mining World)
[6] Optimum 1 (Forgeworld)
[7] Ares (Mining World)
[8] Flax 2 (Agriworld)
[9] Flax 1 (Agriworld)
[10] Gloria Principalis (Principal Planet)
[11] Hellius (Forgeworld)
[12] Harodius (Mining World)
[13] Damnitis (Dead World)
The Story:
The Timeline and the Introduction to the Setting:
Planet of Calvinus Prime invaded by a Grand Company of Iron Warriors and Legio Mortis Traitor Titan Legion.
- An Ordo Malleus secret base is destroyed in the process. The Arcane Terminal is stolen.
- Local Population enslaved or massacred. Atrocious experiments are conducted by Dark Apothecaries, Dark Mechanicum and Savage Morticians of the Iron Warriors and Legio Mortis.
The Imperium learns about the invasion and to reclaim Calvinus Prime, it sends two companies of Space Marines (4th Company of the Exorcists and 4th Company of the Raptors) and four Imperial Guard Regiments. The Inquisition sends Inquisitor Helenhauer and two squads of Grey Knights.
- It takes 4 months to organize the Loyalist Forces, and 3 more months to enter position for attack.
The battle of Calvinus Prime begins.
- The Imperial Forces find themselves facing thousands of traitors.
- The horribly mutated population attacks all loyal soldiers on sight. Seems like the Obliterator virus has affected the local population.
- The Inquisition calls for an investigation before Exterminatus would even be considered.
- The battle for Calvinus Prime rages on for 5 months, with no satisfactory results.
Exterminatus of Calvinus Prime
Full Scale Invasion of the Cypra Mundi Sector begins.
- After the Exterminatus, loyal forces at the orbit find themselves besieged by a Chaos Fleet, 6 times bigger than the loyalists.
- Loyalists are forced to retreat to the Optimum 2 planet, where a local Imperial Fleet port becomes a temporary base of operations.
Planets of Dementia and Optimum 4 fall and are occupied by the Traitor Forces.
Lord Commander Krueger sends a request for aid to the High Council of Terra.
- A decision is taken to hold the line at Optimum 3, a large Forgeworld with an exceptionally cold climate.
The Loyalist Forces call for help - Administratum responds by sending in countless Imperial Guard regiments and 8 more Space Marine companies. Titant Legions, Sisters of Battle, and all other special units are called in as well.
The united Forces of Chaos invade Optimum 3.
- The Siege lasts 17 weeks.
The Fall of Optimum 3.
Rebellion breaks out on Optimum 1.
- It is violently quelled by the 6th Company of the Angels of Absolution.
The temporary base of operations on Optimum 2 comes under attack from a daemonic invasion.
- The Inquistion calls for the cleansing of Optimum 1 and Optimum 2 due to a high level of “Chaos Taint.” Rebellions ensue and a bloody civil war breaks out on both planets.
- Angels of Absolution, Exorcists and Raptors engage the local population.
Now, it is up to you, dear participants, to pick up from here and continue on. Some forces were already identified (just the three SM chapters, there is 5 more left to choose if someone ever wants to). The initial events cannot be changed and they serve as a catalyst for the all-out war. You may build upon the events that were described earlier.
All, I have to say is - welcome aboard, and good luck with the Challenge.
And finally, just to keep things clear, here is the list of participants:
Vishnah aka Powerslave - Chaos and Raptors 4th Company
Ishan - Imperial Guard
Deathpepper - Orks
Qui-Gon Jinn - Daemons
Joinee Davy - Custom Made Army Imperial Knights
Raktra - Chaos Eldar
Typhon - CSM Death Guard
Cyresh - CSM Iron Warriors
Erish - Sisters of Battle
Phxren - Eldar
DarthChaos - Chaos, CSM (Emperor's Children mainly)