Talk:The Markian Pact

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I have invented a couple of vehicle names here. The Sharqi is a cavalry tank, poor man's Hellhound chassis, while the VCR-01A might as well be the Tetsudo. It's likely that the Pact upgrades on these by late Crusade, but you might want to have the details for early Crusade.

Also, the organisation stuff is (loosely!) based around an Early Revolutionary Demi-Brigade and the Imperial Army standard of 3,000-man formations (because transport). I'm not sure how you much you want to reference J-DO's work in the Markian Orders of Battle, but having the organisation as a model should help.

--Lumey

Zorg approves. On Markian organization, I'm not too sure yet. I think I'll have them possess their own organization, independent of the Cibanese's way of doing things. I'll think on it. I'll certainly need to work on Markia's independent actions in the early crusade as well Herpderp. I can't update anything at the moment, however. Also, what do you think of mole transports in Lemartian regiments?

--Dingdoodah/Zorg

My assumption was that the Pact took home their military manuals and experience form campaigning alongside Ciban IV and (seriously) modified it based on their conclusions. But again, I think this is mostly useful to you as a time-saver.

Independent actions with no Space Marines on world are pretty rare in the Great Crusade, unless it's a defensive operation. However, the Pact almost certainly fought independent battles during larger campaigns. (I guess they'd have occupied some Feral or Feudal worlds on their own, but this isn't very exciting!)

Mole transports are great, use mole transports, anyone who says you can't is getting Exterminatus.

--Lumey

Excellent point. Writing up an entirely new everything is painful when the other French are right there to help.

And now that you mentioned it, I've realized I derped out when I said independent actions.

--Dingdoodah

I think I'll be moving towards a "Fifth Legion" page linked to from the "V"s littered around the place. The Void Angels organisation through to the end of the Heresy and the Republican Demi-Brigades can go there (along with the Markian 30k stuff, if you're agreeable). Then the 40k organisation information can go on each unit's "main page". Does that work for you?

--Lumey (talk) 08:30, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Other handy stuff

The Markians probably have just a handful of Fellblades in the 30k Era, but it's a nice template to show off their colours. Just download it and use the fill tool in a graphic editing programme to colour between the lines. Then use the Upload File link on the left-hand bar to put it on 1d4chan. (That page also has instructions on adding graphics to a page that you're editing, but let me know if you have any trouble.)

--Lumey (talk) 09:31, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. IIRC, land raiders are plausible as well.

--Dingdoodah

Oh, yeah. I thought I didn't have a Land Raider template on file, but actually...

(Also note that you can sign your posts automatically by using the little squiggle button, second from the right above the editing window.)

--Lumey (talk) 21:17, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

I love the squiggle button now.

--Dingdoodah (talk) 00:20, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

The Crimson Reign and Fall of the Markian Pact

• Age of Apostasy
• Katniss+Napoleon+Julius Caesar+Big Boss (KNJCBB)
• KNJCBB is a Markian soldier.
• You know what, lets kill KNJCBB on the inside.
• Tragedy, promoted, tragedy, promoted, tragedy, promoted, tragedy…
• GRAND MARSHAL KNJCBB! Life is good, except for night terrors, day terrors, PTSD, etc.
• Party on Atashia? KNJCBB hates it, hates the councilors, hates the food, hates the aristocrats, hates the Markian Pact, was moderately pleased but otherwise disgusted by the wine.
• "I'm sorry, who's Marshal Sacrificial Lamb?"
• Gathers three armies.
• Walks into the council, shoots a random councillor.
• Throne-tank rolls into council, KNJCBB sits on it.
• Creepy staring.
• Nobody outside the pact really cares that Markia has effectively been overthrown, its aristocracy slaughtered.
• Angels Imperious are off crusading.
• Administratum and Imperial Guard are still getting tithes.
• Ghalhal is a friend of Markia, not its government.
• Inquisition collectively raised an eyebrow.
• Void Angels care, send a company.
• Angels Imperious say GTFO.
• KNJCBB commits suicide, Crimson Reign ends.
• Markian Pact just sorta… Falls apart.
• They still trade, but there's no more council, sharing of arts, combining regiments, etc.
• Markian Corps scatters in the galaxy, some take root on foreign worlds or fleets as elite defense forces, others fall back to Ghalhal, most just wander from battle to battle, they're all the Legion of Lost Souls.
• Now it's not the Markian Pact, just Greater Markia.
• Ork WAAAGH!!! Mukkrakka.