Lucius Vorenus - Tactical Novamarine/Tyrranic War Veteran

Technical Stats:

Name: Lucius Kaiden Vorenus
Chapter: Novamarines
Rank: 5
Specialty: Tactical Marine/Tyrannic War Veteran
Chapter Demeanor: Void Wanderers
Personal Demeanor: Gregarious
Past Event: Brothers of Ultramar (Fought in the Battle of Macragge)
Deeds: Defensive Genius, Keeper of the Ways, & Price of Victory
Distinctions: Aura of Leadership

Goals:
- Return to the Thule: After leaving Caedmon and Kor'sahn behind on the Hulk Mortis Thule, Lucius has made an honor pledge to one day return and learn the fate of his battle-brothers, with the ultimate goal of rescuing them should they still live.

- Return Caedmon's Book: Caedmon entrusted Lucius with a book to see returned to the Storm Wardens chapter should he not be able to do it himself. It was connected to their mysterious past and somehow to the Sword of M'clir (After re-reading some old story chapters, it appears Lucius had given this book to Watch Captain Brand Mac'lir of the Storm Wardens Chapter)

- Expand the Libris: Novamarines are a fleet based chapter prized for learning and spreading knowledge to all of the marines around them. The Libris is an extensive tome for Novamarines seconded to the Deathwatch detailing thousands of encounters with xenos species and how to best them. It is Lucius desire to be one of the few Novamarines seconded to the Long Watch to add to this important tome.
++Stories Acquired/Tactics Learned (1/3): The Tale of Venerable Brother Ambrose's death vs. the Orks.

- Cripple the Devourer: After meeting Kregor Thann, Lucius is convinced that he and the Red Scorpion have similar goals and interested. He knows that if they worked together - Lucius in the field and Thann in the lab - that together they can collect enough Tyranid Bioform samples to create a toxin that even the biological system of the Great Devourer couldn't safeguard itself from. Never again can there be another battle of Macragge and Lucius will make sure that it is so.
++Beasts Felled and samples acquired (Special: Beast of Thule, Harridan, Tyrgon, Unique Warrior Prime & Exorcine; Standard: Warrior Prime, Biovores (multiple), gargoyles (multiple), termagaunts (multiple))

- Crush the Soulless: Lucius' first encounters with the xenos known as the Necron has convinced him of their extreme danger to the galaxy. He also sees them as a worthy adversary. If his goal for the tyranids is utter and complete species level destruction working with Kregor Thann, his goals for the Necron is to take them apart piecemeal. With bolter, sword, and ordnance, he wants to see how tough they really are.
++Horde Kills: 0/20
++Troop Kills: 0/10
++Elite Kills: 2/3
++Master Kills: 0/1

- Destroy the Strikemaster and Sorcerer: During their fight with the Tyranids, Draco was engaged with the forces of chaos under a traitor Astartes Strikemaster and Sorcerer. Lucius has drawn blood from the Strikemaster, hurting him so badly that he forced his retreat. After the fight, they used their ships to glass the cities of Imperial civilians on the planet. For that, Lucius has sworn revenge - to finish what he started.

Current Loadout:
- Bolter (held): Fire Selector w/1 witch bolt, Dragonfire, and Mass-Reactive mag loaded.
- Storm Shield (held): attached to left arm.
- Chest Web Gear (6): Mass-reactive rounds x5 spare magazines (3 mag pouches); 4 krak grenades & 2 frags (3 grenade pouches); bolt pistol (holster).
- Jump-Pack (3): Back Banner; drop bag (1 carry point; inside, Caedmon's Repaired Helm & extra grenades); Melta Bomb (1 carry point); flamer fuel x2 (1 carry point)
- Belt (6): 4 frag grenades and 6 krak grenades (5 carry points); combat blade on lower back (1 carry point).
- Thighs (2 each): x2 flamer fuel cannisters on left thigh (drop holster - 1 carry point); Shard of Bekrin Power Sword and 2 spare mass reactive bolt pistol magazines on right thigh (1 carry point).
- Greaves (1 each): Repair cement (x3 right, x3 left).

Appearance
Height: 7' 8"
Eyes: Gold
Hair: Blonde, almost brown, worn in a tight mohawk that goes the length of his skull.
Complexion: Tan; Caucasian features.
Quirks: Bionic Arms; Four scars running from the top of his head to his chin, overlapping both eyes - a gift from a Genestealer; Ritual tattoos as is custom of his home planet Honourum cover his body.

Lucius stands at an average height and weight for an Astartes. Unarmored, he is a massive block of strength and speed enhanced by black adamantium arms. Built for warfare at the most basic genetic level, his tireless, seemingly unending, training keep his body and mind honed for war and guaranteed combat-effective.

Like most Novamarines, Lucius' body is covered in the ritual tattoos of any human from the Novamarine's home planet Honourum to commemorate specific honors and victories he has earned for himself, the Chapter, and the Emperor. Certain spots have been intentionally left blank in expectation of some great honor he will no doubt earn in the future. His head is shaved on both sides, save for a shock of dirty blonde hair that runs right down the middle. His "Mohawk" serves as a visual dividing point for the tattoos that line both sides of his skull and face. He would be regarded as handsome, save for the four identical scars (two on each side) that run from his forehead down his cheeks to his jaw - a souvenir left behind by a Genestealer during the Battle of Macragge. Oddly symmetrical, the scars actually look fitting on his face and he never makes any attempt to hide them. His features are hard and sharp: the features of a proud warrior; yet, he seems to always be smiling. Whether he is speaking to Imperial Guard commanders about the defense of a city or smashing petty quarrels between "rival" Astartes, Lucius radiates a calming yet commanding presence to both Marines and normal humans alike. His philosophy is that to lead, one must first earn the trust and respect of those he is leading. He views all Imperial institutions and citizens as deserving of Novamarine aid and protection and will not flinch to offer it to anyone in need, be it Imperial Guardsmen, Sisters of Battle or fellow Astartes. A Novamarine to the core, he follows the edicts laid down by the Primarch Guilliman [to the letter**] as he believes intended.

While the Codex Astartes is the most venerated object to the Novamarines to the point of being worshipped, they (including Lucius) do not revere the Emperor nor the Primarchs as any type of divine beings. They are greatly respected and seen as the rightful leaders of a human-dominated galaxy, but in no way are they considered Gods. For the Novamarines were around when the Emperor led the Great Crusade, and to this day they follow his orders to not be worshipped as a God,  for that would be contrary to the Imperial Truth. As such, Lucius has no need for the Imperial Cult. This allows him to be less dogmatic, more flexible, but obviously at odds with members of the Ecclesiarchy or the more faithfully zealous Astartes chapters.

When not in battle, Lucius doing one of three things: maintaining his weapons and armor, studying the holy Codex and honing his mind, or in the training cages honing his body and skills.

More recently, he has made it a point to spend more time with his battle brothers outside of combat. He has taken a particular liking to Hydrako, sharing stories, chapter traditions, combat tactics, and the like in order to create a better understanding of one another. He feels a close connection with only a few of his brothers and would see that changed; some, he has yet to get to know at all outside of combat, and others he has had to have words with. He hopes to right these perceived wrongs for the sake of future cohesion.

**redacted

Background:
Lucius does not remember much of his life before the Astartes. It is not because it was hypnoindoctrinated out of him, rather because there is nothing worth remembering. It was violent, brutal and short. He was only 13 when the giant warriors took him, but already a man. Honourum did that; the weak died and the strong thrived. At 18 Lucius had passed through all of his rigorous training at the top of his class of initiaties. He excelled through the 10th Scout Company, moving through the ranks of Assault, Support and finally landing a position as squad leader. It was his ability to adjust to battlefield conditions, the result of countless hours of Codex study, with a tactical fluidity that earned him much respect when the Tyranids invaded Macragge.

Macragge was the ultimate test of his life of study and warfare. Macragge pushed him and the rest of his Company to their strategic and tactical limits. Macragge was where he lost his arms and his legs to a foul bioform warrior he had never seen before, only to slay the creature and those with it. Macragge was what made Lucius perfect for the Deathwatch.

--Post Mortis Thule: The highly classified incidents during which Kill Team Draco journeyed through the bellyof the infamous Mortis Thule hardened the Novamarines sergeant. Physically and mentally he became stronger. Surging through torrents of magma to aid and retrieve Hydrako triggered a heat resistance in his already impressive physique. His skills with a bolter, already far above average for Astartes, became even more finely tuned. He mentally locked away every experience and every interaction. His knowledges of the Jericho Reach, the Imperial Navy, and even the Adeptus Mechanicus became more focused thanks to his brothers Makradon and Dario and even the base humans Kam and Kellick. His ability to lead and command were put through their most grueling test of his career, but the Kill Team came through better because of it.

He allowed his pride at the team's successes only be tempered by the constant reminder that Caedmon and Kor'sahn were, Guilliman willing, still aboard that wretched space hulk. His goal now is to convince the ranking members of the Deathwatch to grant him permission to return to the Thule and bring out his brothers and any survivors of the Emperor's Gaze that remain. If he must go at it alone, he is more than willing. Every morning before his meditations on the Codex and every evening before he finally lays to rest he places his hand upon the tome Caedmon gave him, ready to make good on his promise and return it to the Storm Wardens.

--Post Castobel: ++forthcoming++

Updated Goals with things done to achieve them.

So, strength bonus... for like the fifth time. Just so I have it in one place, because I think it might be wrong on my sheet.

S 60 x2 (unnatural) = 12
Bionic Arms +10 strength = +1 Bonus --> SB 13
Power Armor +20 strength = +2 Bonus --> SB 15

Perhaps I'm missing something, in which case apologies. However, how did you get a base strength of 60 as I can't see any advances for it?

That’s a great question. I’d need to look at the original rolls again. Now that you mention it, the 60 must be the strength score with bionic arms already worked in; my initial logic being since he will always have the arms, he may as well have the strength score represent that.

I’ll need to take a closer look. Even if that’s the case, the bonus should still be one higher than listed. Right?

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Yeah. If your strength is 60 with bionic arms you apply your unnatural strength to that.

12

Then add your power armour. So I think your bonus should be +14.

I guess what you might have done before was add your bionic Str bonus after applying Unnatural Strength. But now I'm not 100% what the rule is as per RAW. The above is how I'm assuming it works.

Hoss, how are you handling XP for accomplishing/moving toward accomplishing goals? I ask for two reasons: 1) I have moved toward both expanding the Libris and collecting samples of Nids. Both instances are listed under my goals. And 2) I am using this similar system in the games I am running, so any advice in that area should definitely be shared.

How many samples have you collected so far? I recall that you needed (3?) samples of unique and/or (9?) samples of non-unique. Does this sound right?

That does sound familiar.

I have...
Special (x4): Beast of Thule (may not count), Harridran, Tyrgon, and now the special Prime.
Standard (x5): A prime, multiple biovore (assuming they count as one), and the giant biovore (forgot the name), gargoyles, and countless Termagaunts.

Total: 8 or 9 depending, but I believe I hit that three special mark.


Any ideas on how to handle the Libris Expansion personal goal?

So...?

You gotta get all that back to kregor thann at Erioch. Pretty sure it was so you two can devise poisons and such.
If I recall, he was the one who sent you on this quest?

OK, so that was my initial question. Will we be getting XP for moving towards our goals or only after completing them? It seems the latter to be the case for the specimens. What about expanding the Libris?

Heath, this was left unanswered ^^ and I forgot about it until now.

Tentative purchases reflective of the bullshit we went through:

Skills:
CL Imperial Guard & Ecclesiarchy (100xp; Novamarine) - Honor the Chapter 79
CL Jericho & Deathwatch +10 (100xp; Novamarine) - Honor the Chapter 79

Characteristics:
WP Intermediate (500xp)

Talents:
Signature Wargear (Jumpack; 500xp)
Iron Discipline (600xp)
Hunter of Aliens (800xp;  TWV) - First Founding 74-ish

2,600 of 2,775 "spent"

Iron and Metal wrote:

OK, so that was my initial question. Will we be getting XP for moving towards our goals or only after completing them? It seems the latter to be the case for the specimens. What about expanding the Libris?

After completing them. Sorry I misunderstood. I know your about done, Ill figure out a way to make it happen.

OK, boss. I think my XP totals are in; going to have to hold off on charm this time around.

EDIT (1/1/19): Christmas XP added, Wounds and FPs restored.

Reminder for future/later to add to PC sheet:

Going without a helmet grants +5 Cohesion/Fellowship tests.

Bday XP added

-- 1,975 XP to spend --

Cleanse & Purify (Rank 3, 400xp)
Storm of Iron (Rank 4, 800xp)
FL Xenos +10 (TWV table, 600xp)

1,800 spent, 175 remaining.

Heath, for Lucius - would he need to use the General Space Marine table to buy charm, or could he get away with using the Ultramarines table (it's the difference between 800 and 400 xp, respectively)

^^A Bump in case you had missed/forgottena bout this.

Sorry, for the last years or so the cpu only has blue the first time i bring up the browser. After I check one thread everything changes like I checked it already.

I would say yes except that the Novamarines have their own upgrade table.

Split difference as elite advance for 600?

Just seeing this now. I'd be good with that for sure. Thanks. I need to start looking into future upgrades, and when I have some definite spending ready I will update.

Birthday XP added... and boy, I have some spending to do.

Birthday XP removed (doubled on accident) - total 2,275

2,275 XP to spend:

- Talented Operate, Personal (Novamarine, 600)
- Call to Vengeance (Rank 4 Tact, 1000) <--- Hail Mary talent
- Cleanse & Purify (Rank 3 Tac, 400)

2,000 spent/275 XP remains

Heath, is this good to go ^^

EDIT: Assuming it is and updating PC sheet.

EDITED post-approval:

4,575 XP to Spend
(This includes Bday XP from 2021 and 2022 - let me know if you want me to deduct it. Not sure how we're handling that)

Characteristic:
- Agility Intermediate (1,000 xp)
- WS Intermediate (1,000 xp)

Rank 5:
- Bolter Drill (1,000 xp)
- Unbowed and Unbroken (800 xp)

Chapter:
- Talented (Dodge) (600 xp)

4,400 spent/175 remaining

Iron and Metal wrote:

4,575 XP to Spend
(This includes Bday XP from 2021 and 2022 - let me know if you want me to deduct it. Not sure how we're handling that)

Characteristic:
- Agility Intermediate (1,000 xp)
- WS Intermediate (1,000 xp)


Rank 5:
- Bolter Drill (1,000 xp)
- Unbowed and Unbroken (800 xp)

3,800 spent/775 remaining

Considering Talented Dodge (Novamarines, 600)

How much bday xp did you add?

Also, off the top of my head you need a skill +20 before you can take talented.

150/year = 300 total for this year and last.

That could be in the errata about Talented, maybe? It's not in the CRB. No pre-reqs listed. It has also not been a rule for us in the past. I've taken it previously for Pilot (Personal), for example.

I double checked and talented is no longer a talent in dh2.0
I think what they did is increase the skill limit to +30 and get rid of the talent skill.

We can keep the talents and the +20 cap so its approved.

Cheers, hoss. Updated.