Design Notes 2: background material

Last design note, I laid out the main design goals of the project, which to were render an army that is: sweet looking, grim dark, realistic and represents the background material accurately.

Of these, the background material requires the most forethought, planning and research. So, wanting not to crap on my own face because I fucked up planning, I made a chart of the traits or 'science-fiction facts' that characterize the Imperial Fists in the fluff.

Key: Each row is a 'fact' that characterizes the Imperial Fists in the fluff. Each column is a way to model and paint the strike force which does work to represent the facts of the Chapter on the table-top.

If you’re curious for more detail for each trait, check out the Imperial Fists lexicanum entry. Astheprimaryauthoroverthepastyearandahalf, I’ve made sure it's very thorough and well-cited while at work in my free time. If you scroll down to the bibliography section, you'll find the research materials used.

	Uniform Unit Markings	Battle Damage	Weathering	Armor Variants	Trench Basing	Honor Dueling Scars	Germanic Names, Heraldries	“Palace Guard” Insigna	Scrimshaw
Codex Astartes	X
Ancient History				X				X
5th Company	X							X
Siege Masters		X	X		X
Stubborn		X	X
Obsessive Discipline	X
Prussian / Terran	X					X	X		X