I reeeally, reeeeally want to play Space Marines that are "pragmatic" and objectively the "good guys." But the Raptors are kind of drab and the Knights Inductor are reeeeee- inducing levels of cancer.
I have a few ideas for the chapter.
>Hypno-indoctrination is flawed, so field lots of Scouts, and allow Serfs to volunteer for combat duty- full battle-brothers often have a sardonic but upbeat personality
>Time in Scouts is used to gauge each newbie's aptitudes, afterwards they are either sent to Assaults, Tacticals, or Devastators- after short probationary period they then become Sternguard, Vanguard, or are entrusted with a Devastator heavy weapon
>Buddies with Raven Guard, who helped them train them in the use of stealth, and with Salamanders for helping them with reestablishing gear stockpile
>They think they're either Salamander or Raven Guard successors, or maybe even a lost primarch!
>Spoiler: They're actually full Ultramarine
>Rivalries: Marines Malevolent (they tried to Minotaur the Reasonables, only for the Reasonables to Minotaur them back), Iron Hands (misunderstanding about mishandling of refugees, the Reasonables later apologized)
lmao @ ur thread
Try the general