What Template for 40K Space Marines?

ed_209a · 11-26-2008, 10:29 AM

I might be running a Warhammer 40K-inspired game in a few months, and I am revising my Space Marine profile.

To avoid reinventing the wheel, I plan on basing the SM skill template off an existing military profile. (once I get off my virtual butt and order SO 3E, that is)

In the setting, Space Marines are biotech-enhanced supersoldiers who are trained for years before they even are considered usable.

Strategically, their role is a lot like Armored Cavalry, either smashing an opening for more conventional troops to follow up on, or in envelopments to crush vulnerable targets.

So, strictly skill-wise, what elite unit do they sound like?

11-26-2008, 10:29 AM	#1
ed_209a Join Date: Sep 2004	What Template for 40K Space Marines? I might be running a Warhammer 40K-inspired game in a few months, and I am revising my Space Marine profile. To avoid reinventing the wheel, I plan on basing the SM skill template off an existing military profile. (once I get off my virtual butt and order SO 3E, that is) In the setting, Space Marines are biotech-enhanced supersoldiers who are trained for years before they even are considered usable. Strategically, their role is a lot like Armored Cavalry, either smashing an opening for more conventional troops to follow up on, or in envelopments to crush vulnerable targets. So, strictly skill-wise, what elite unit do they sound like? __________________ “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E Howard, "The Tower of the Elephant"