40k related (need help with my Aztecs)

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-09-02 01:55pm

got my paint scheme down (inspired by big kitties)
got my lizard bits for close combat weapons
got my lizard glyphs for more aztec looking hearldry and icons on my standards/vehicles

got my docterine of see but not seen, allowing my vehicle less infantry to take infiltrate, combined with my infiltrate+tank hunter las equipped devestator squads. and using speeders for "close air support" 2 tornados 1 typhoon

My brain is on fire, I can't figure out parent chapter, or a friggin name. Also are there any other chapter's that would allow me to have the same sneaky approch and use more speeders?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-09-02 02:04pm

Raven Guard? They're sneaky and pretty weird.

As for names, my Aztec history is very rough and rusty to boot, afraid I can't help much there.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2005-09-02 02:23pm

Why did you have to go pick the culture with the longest friggin' words, hrm?

Sons of Quetzaquoatl (Or however it's spelled)?

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-09-02 02:28pm

Huitzi Lopochthi was the Aztec god of war.

Tezcatlipoca was their god of darkness and deception.

I could see either fitting well for an Aztec-based chapter, although Tezcat might be a better choice, seeing as how Huitzi was also the hummingbird god

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Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-09-02 02:33pm

Pcm979 wrote:Why did you have to go pick the culture with the longest friggin' words, hrm?

Sons of Quetzaquoatl (Or however it's spelled)?

Quetzalcoatl. It's not *that* hard.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2005-09-02 03:15pm

Yeah, but I was in a rush. And lazy.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2005-09-03 03:28am

Maybe you can use the same progenitor chapter as the Tigers of Veda. Or the White Scars?

Are you planning on using a Feathered Serpents motif (which would carry over from the lizardmen parts)? Maybe the Sons of Quetzalcoatl is the way to go.

If you like the Jungle Cats route (your paint scheme for instance), you might name them after the Aztec's favorite big cats--the puma, the jaguar, and the cutlamiztli, or "Onza".

Otherwise I guess you're stuck with a long name and far too many consonants.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-09-03 03:47am

actually I do both.

in my back ground most of my army is the cat pattern which is supposed to be for the half of the chapter that represents the ground forces. The air mobile half of the chapter has the feathered serpent look. (this includes battle barge crews, tech marines, assault marines, speeder crews, thunder hawk crews, and the mostly unseen and unbuildable speeder transport crews.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-09-04 09:21am

If your looking for a parent chapter for a lizard based one isn't the blatantly obvious choice The Salamanders?