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37.228.202.110: /* Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch */ added in a bit about deathwatch taking a morning swim which turns into them, hunting down aliens at the bottom of the sea, taking inspiration from jaws, xcom terror from the deep and star wars clone wars 2003 seemed like a very routine thing for deathwatch to do

2026-07-06T09:34:57Z

Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch: added in a bit about deathwatch taking a morning swim which turns into them, hunting down aliens at the bottom of the sea, taking inspiration from jaws, xcom terror from the deep and star wars clone wars 2003 seemed like a very routine thing for deathwatch to do

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	05:00 - Morning Firing Rites. The Deathwatch begin honing their shooting skills upon alien civilians they've personally captured. Bonus points if it is an [[Eldar]] or [[Tau]].		05:00 - Morning Firing Rites. The Deathwatch begin honing their shooting skills upon alien civilians they've personally captured. Bonus points if it is an [[Eldar]] or [[Tau]].

			06:00 - morning swim - around this time the battle brothers of the deathwatch will prepare to descend upon any and all aquatic worlds, just because their underwater does not excuse them for being filthy aliens, after dropping a shit tonne of mechanicus issued depth charges, the marines will descend, very often using captured aliens as live bait, brother brody getting the idea from the ancient terran holo-movie jaws, they will proceed to hunt down and kill every single, aquatic kroot, aquatic tyranid and ork submersible, those aliens that go to crush depth, will be hunted down and flayed like a fish, those battle brothers who do not go to crush depth will be used as live bait the next time we go into the water!

	07:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch descends upon the prisons holding captured xenos and proceed to find the best way to maximize pain and suffering upon them before giving them the Emperor's Peace.		07:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch descends upon the prisons holding captured xenos and proceed to find the best way to maximize pain and suffering upon them before giving them the Emperor's Peace.

37.228.202.110: /* Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch */

2026-07-04T16:46:38Z

Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch

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	07:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch descends upon the prisons holding captured xenos and proceed to find the best way to maximize pain and suffering upon them before giving them the Emperor's Peace.		07:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch descends upon the prisons holding captured xenos and proceed to find the best way to maximize pain and suffering upon them before giving them the Emperor's Peace.

			08:00 - kick ass against shapeshifting xenos - dividing up their battle brothers into one or two man cells, deathwatch marines deploy to every hive world known for having lacrymoles, ymgral genestealers, genestealer cults, water caste intermediarys and, that one fat guy that was promised an eldar wife if he turned over the planet, reciting the ancient war cry of Rowdy rowdy piper "i am here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and im all out of gum" and proceed to gun down EVERY SINGLE alien that is pretending to be a human.

			08:15 - kick ass against the human collaborators in league with the shapeshifters, following the absolute massacre of the aliens pretending to be human, those deathwatch marines will now physically tear out the spines of the human collaborators who sold out their fellow humans to the aliens

			tau sympathizers are a fine prize, genestealer infected humans, people who worked with the eldar, and of course, those people who sold humans "to" the dark eldar, they will be hunted down to the ancient terran song of "all nightmare long" as a warning to any would be collaborators, and what the deathwatch do to them will make the eversors say "dial it back a bit!" such is their fury

	10:00 - Morning Meal. A light meal is prepared by the serfs in the Deathwatch. Permission to eat the xenos they've killed is denied.		10:00 - Morning Meal. A light meal is prepared by the serfs in the Deathwatch. Permission to eat the xenos they've killed is denied.
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	11:15 - Tactical Indoctrination. The Deathwatch plans the next campaign to wipe out the filthy xenos and study the weaknesses and best possible ways to inflict as much pain as possible on the alien.		11:15 - Tactical Indoctrination. The Deathwatch plans the next campaign to wipe out the filthy xenos and study the weaknesses and best possible ways to inflict as much pain as possible on the alien.

			12:00 - hive busting - taking inspiration from the ancient terran movies "independance day", "starship troopers" "aliens" and "xcom" battle brothers will reform into 5 man cells, and go into the hives of every single tyranid ship, vespid hive, or necron tomb complex, kill everything that moves, and personally hand deliver, a small mechanicus sanctified nuclear bomb right onto the doorstep of whatever xenos leader lives here.

	13:00 - Midday Meal. A meal is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the aliens is still prohibited.		13:00 - Midday Meal. A meal is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the aliens is still prohibited.

			13:30 - philosophical musings on earths mightiest alien hunters: it is at this point deathwatch chaplians are thought to remember earths mightiest heroes who stood up to alien villiany rowdy rowdy piper, johnny rico, arnold schwartzenegar in predator, and that one guy who flew his plane into the aliens in independance day, of special note is the ancient terran hero "duke nukem" chaplians encourage battle brothers to remember his maxims such as "alien maggots will pay" and "its time to kick ass and chew bubblegum" reflecting on his philosophical musings and methods of desecrating alien leaders while preserving humanity, much discussion is given over to wether its better to descrate the enemey first and then kill them, or to kill them, then desecrate their corpses.

	14:00 - Evening Firing Rites. The Deathwatch practice fighting xenos in the dark. Tau and Eldar Snipers are given weapons and promised freedom if they survive. The odd few that ever do are then given freedom through a bomb attached to the weapons they were given.		14:00 - Evening Firing Rites. The Deathwatch practice fighting xenos in the dark. Tau and Eldar Snipers are given weapons and promised freedom if they survive. The odd few that ever do are then given freedom through a bomb attached to the weapons they were given.
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	17:00 - mandatory cultural indoctrination. chaplains encourage battle brothers to select an ancient Terran film from a select list of ancient Terran holovideos that really typifies how bad the aliens are, and what happens if we fail or, if stupid planetary governors or mortals decide to make friends with the aliens these include,		17:00 - mandatory cultural indoctrination. chaplains encourage battle brothers to select an ancient Terran film from a select list of ancient Terran holovideos that really typifies how bad the aliens are, and what happens if we fail or, if stupid planetary governors or mortals decide to make friends with the aliens these include,

	they live, V, v 1983, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Little shop of Horrors(the bad ending) Solent Green, Certain Godzilla movies where the aliens pretend to be humanity's friends from space and the ancient Terran magical girl series Puelli Magica Madoka, yes really, it has been approved for use as propaganda by the Ordo Xenos		they live, V, v 1983, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Little shop of Horrors(the bad ending) Solent Green, Certain Godzilla movies where the aliens pretend to be humanity's friends from space and the ancient Terran magical girl series Puelli Magica Madoka, yes really, it has been approved for use as propaganda by the Ordo Xenos and deemed fit for consumption by 9 foot tall killing machines however, Deathwatch chaplains are advised to NEVER play that one around serving Black Templars, EVER as the mere sight of a girl, turning into a mutant, getting Psyker powers from a Xenos who is exploiting them, and humanity, has caused several violent incidents on par with black rage however it is kept on hand for indoctrination purposes of any Newley arriving black templars in hypno indoctrionation.

	and deemed fit for consumption by 9 foot tall killing machines however, Deathwatch chaplains are advised to NEVER play that one around serving Black Templars, EVER as the mere sight of a girl, turning into a mutant, getting Psyker powers from a Xenos who is exploiting them, and humanity, has caused several violent incidents on par with black rage

	however it is kept on hand for indoctrination purposes of any Newley arriving black templars in hypno indoctrionation.

	18:00 bop the alien hour: resembling the ancient Terran "Pinata" every so often, a live alien will be captured and hung by a rope at which point battle brothers will take turns hitting the alien with a blindfold and power weapons, popular choices include haemonculi, older haemonculi, dark eldar beastmasters, tyranid lictors, genestealer geneticists, human collaborators

	and necron pariahs, sometimes cake will be served and ancient terran "sweets" will be brought out by chapter serfs		18:00 bop the alien hour: resembling the ancient Terran "Pinata" every so often, a live alien will be captured and hung by a rope at which point battle brothers will take turns hitting the alien with a blindfold and power weapons, popular choices include haemonculi, older haemonculi, dark eldar beastmasters, tyranid lictors, genestealer geneticists, human collaborators and necron pariahs, sometimes cake will be served and ancient terran "sweets" will be brought out by chapter serfs

	19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.		19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.

34.243.198.214: /* Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch */ battle brothers lower an alien down and hit it like a pinata with power weapons!

2025-07-21T09:12:54Z

Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch: battle brothers lower an alien down and hit it like a pinata with power weapons!

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	and deemed fit for consumption by 9 foot tall killing machines however, Deathwatch chaplains are advised to NEVER play that one around serving Black Templars, EVER as the mere sight of a girl, turning into a mutant, getting Psyker powers from a Xenos who is exploiting them, and humanity, has caused several violent incidents on par with black rage		and deemed fit for consumption by 9 foot tall killing machines however, Deathwatch chaplains are advised to NEVER play that one around serving Black Templars, EVER as the mere sight of a girl, turning into a mutant, getting Psyker powers from a Xenos who is exploiting them, and humanity, has caused several violent incidents on par with black rage

	however it is kept on hand for ~~indoctrinaiton~~ purposes of any ~~newley~~ arriving black templars in hypno indoctrionation.		however it is kept on hand for indoctrination purposes of any Newley arriving black templars in hypno indoctrionation.

			18:00 bop the alien hour: resembling the ancient Terran "Pinata" every so often, a live alien will be captured and hung by a rope at which point battle brothers will take turns hitting the alien with a blindfold and power weapons, popular choices include haemonculi, older haemonculi, dark eldar beastmasters, tyranid lictors, genestealer geneticists, human collaborators

			and necron pariahs, sometimes cake will be served and ancient terran "sweets" will be brought out by chapter serfs

	19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.		19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.

34.243.198.214: /* Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch */ i added in a bit about how deathwatch have to watch movies where aliens dupe humanity into collaboration and exploit them. and how the idea of watching madoka is so anathema to everything the black templars stand for, it being a movie with mutants heritics witches and aliens, its enraging to them in the same way that scythes of the emperor watch tyranid videos

2025-07-21T09:07:43Z

Daily Rituals of the Deathwatch: i added in a bit about how deathwatch have to watch movies where aliens dupe humanity into collaboration and exploit them. and how the idea of watching madoka is so anathema to everything the black templars stand for, it being a movie with mutants heritics witches and aliens, its enraging to them in the same way that scythes of the emperor watch tyranid videos

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	16:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch practice fighting [[Tyranid]] organisms in melee. Due to the raw amount of [[Rage\|rage]] that the Deathwatch exhibit during the battle, some wonder how they aren't [[Angry Marines]] instead.		16:00 - Battle Practice. The Deathwatch practice fighting [[Tyranid]] organisms in melee. Due to the raw amount of [[Rage\|rage]] that the Deathwatch exhibit during the battle, some wonder how they aren't [[Angry Marines]] instead.

			17:00 - mandatory cultural indoctrination. chaplains encourage battle brothers to select an ancient Terran film from a select list of ancient Terran holovideos that really typifies how bad the aliens are, and what happens if we fail or, if stupid planetary governors or mortals decide to make friends with the aliens these include,

			they live, V, v 1983, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Little shop of Horrors(the bad ending) Solent Green, Certain Godzilla movies where the aliens pretend to be humanity's friends from space and the ancient Terran magical girl series Puelli Magica Madoka, yes really, it has been approved for use as propaganda by the Ordo Xenos

			and deemed fit for consumption by 9 foot tall killing machines however, Deathwatch chaplains are advised to NEVER play that one around serving Black Templars, EVER as the mere sight of a girl, turning into a mutant, getting Psyker powers from a Xenos who is exploiting them, and humanity, has caused several violent incidents on par with black rage

			however it is kept on hand for indoctrinaiton purposes of any newley arriving black templars in hypno indoctrionation.

	19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.		19:00 - Evening Meal. A feast is prepared by the Deathwatch serfs. Eating the dead aliens is allowed if they are deemed safe to eat.

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	\|Strength = Exact number varies, several times normal Chapter strength (1000) galaxy wide.		\|Strength = Exact number varies, several times normal Chapter strength (1000) galaxy wide.
	\|Allegiance = [[Imperium]]		\|Allegiance = [[Imperium]]
	\|Colours = Black, with a silver left arm and right pauldron bearing the colors and iconography of the Marine's parent Chapter ~~on the right pauldron~~		\|Colours = Black, with a silver left arm and right pauldron bearing the colors and iconography of the Marine's parent Chapter.
	}}		}}
	{{topquote\|They're not like you and me, which means they must be evil!\|Governor Ratcliffe, about [[Xenos\|Native Americans]]}}		{{topquote\|They're not like you and me, which means they must be evil!\|Governor Ratcliffe, about [[Xenos\|Native Americans]]}}

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Organisation and Chapter Strength

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	The final number is also complicated by the 40+ smaller Watch Stations which house anything between squad or two all the way up to a full blown company! Though it is not made clear whether or not those small stations fall under the purview of the closest Fortress and being assigned squads from there, or if they have their own discrete commands, otherwise that would add about another 200 - 1640 to their roster. Nor does it account for any Deathwatch Marines on detached duties (Kill-Marines) that appear in the RPG but are not mentioned in the codex unless you count those units which can be deployed in squad sizes of 1.		The final number is also complicated by the 40+ smaller Watch Stations which house anything between squad or two all the way up to a full blown company! Though it is not made clear whether or not those small stations fall under the purview of the closest Fortress and being assigned squads from there, or if they have their own discrete commands, otherwise that would add about another 200 - 1640 to their roster. Nor does it account for any Deathwatch Marines on detached duties (Kill-Marines) that appear in the RPG but are not mentioned in the codex unless you count those units which can be deployed in squad sizes of 1.

	In addition, the 8th Edition Deathwatch Codex mentions that Roboute Guilliman assigned "multiple chapters" worth of Primaris Marines to the Deathwatch. While its quite possible that this hasn't increased their overall numbers if they took ~~greivous~~ casualties due to the Great Rift/Blackness, this alone implies that the Deathwatch are far bigger than any chapter.		In addition, the 8th Edition Deathwatch Codex mentions that Roboute Guilliman assigned "multiple chapters" worth of Primaris Marines to the Deathwatch. While its quite possible that this hasn't increased their overall numbers if they took grievous casualties due to the Great Rift/Blackness, this alone implies that the Deathwatch are far bigger than any chapter.

	Given the possible final numbers anywhere between around 2100 - 4800 marines, assuming the Deathwatch maintains itself at full strength all of the time, and that all Watch Fortresses are equal in strength.		Given the possible final numbers anywhere between around 2100 - 4800 marines, assuming the Deathwatch maintains itself at full strength all of the time, and that all Watch Fortresses are equal in strength.

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	[[image:Deathwatch-large.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The old but still-used front for the [[Deathwatch (RPG)]] core rules... [[Rogue Trader\|Well, at least it's kinda goofy.]]]]		[[image:Deathwatch-large.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The old but still-used front for the [[Deathwatch (RPG)]] core rules... [[Rogue Trader\|Well, at least it's kinda goofy.]]]]
	Come late 2016 however, practically all of the above is retconned directly. Now the Deathwatch was formed after the Ork Tyrant called "[[The Beast]]" nearly conquered [[Terra]], and it was made directly by the High Lords rather than by agreement of Inquisition and Chapter Masters. From there the Deathwatch were given the best equipment that the Imperium had, and they were even allowed [[heresy\|to innovate with whatever they wanted]], though how the fuck the AdMech were convinced to agree to that is left up to the reader. The books official explanation for why that's allowed is the same one as why the Deathwatch have Custodes equipment and why the Deathwatch choose to use Xenos weapons: Fuck all. So, the Deathwatch are now what happens when the Imperium gets so pissed off it says “Fuck our dogma, our beliefs, our reservations, our paranoia, and FUCK YOU. Especially you. [[ANGRY MARINES\|We’re fucking you RIGHT UP!”]]		Come late 2016 however, practically all of the above is retconned directly. Now the Deathwatch was formed after the Ork Tyrant called "[[The Beast]]" nearly conquered [[Terra]], and it was made directly by the High Lords rather than by agreement of Inquisition and Chapter Masters. From there the Deathwatch were given the best equipment that the Imperium had, and they were even allowed [[heresy\|to innovate with whatever they wanted]], though how the fuck the AdMech were convinced to agree to that is left up to the reader. The books official explanation for why that's allowed is the same one as why the Deathwatch have Custodes equipment and why the Deathwatch choose to use Xenos weapons: Fuck all. So, the Deathwatch are now what happens when the Imperium gets so pissed off it says “Fuck our dogma, our beliefs, our reservations, our paranoia, and FUCK YOU. Especially you. [[ANGRY MARINES\|We’re fucking you RIGHT UP!”]]

	With regards to the status of "Chamber Militant"; the Codex for the Deathwatch and their section in Imperial Agents outright ignores any Inquisitorial attachment. They wear the same sigil, which is apparently open to everyone now, and occasionally find themselves allied with an Inquisitor but that's the extent of their relationship.		With regards to the status of "Chamber Militant"; the Codex for the Deathwatch and their section in Imperial Agents outright ignores any Inquisitorial attachment. They wear the same sigil, which is apparently open to everyone now, and occasionally find themselves allied with an Inquisitor but that's the extent of their relationship.

	Following the release of the Codex though, the Beast Arises Series offers a take on their origin that differs in some ways. We learn that during the days of the WAAAGH! Beast, the Orks were an almost unstoppable force and many marine chapters were slaughtered. The Imperial Fists Chapter Master and Lord Commander of the Imperium at the time: [[Slaughter Koorland]] determined that taking the Orks on head-to-head no longer worked since the Imperium's technological advantage was being eroded. So he colluded with Grand Master Assassin Vangorich ''(yes, the dude that killed all the High-Lords, and he was a rather cool dude back then)'' to create much smaller kill-teams with mission specific profiles which would be better suited to cripple or behead a threat rather than slug it out on a battlefield. Thus many chapter mixed units were formed and have their armor painted black, they forgoed their allegiance to the chapter and most importantly, its dogma. With this concept the Space Marines would have an extremely flexible force: from the melee prowess of the Blood Angels, to the stalwart defense of the Imperial Fists. It was a specialist force, but all the specialists were mixed in giving each unit an edge on every possible situation.		Following the release of the Codex though, the Beast Arises Series offers a take on their origin that differs in some ways. We learn that during the days of the WAAAGH! Beast, the Orks were an almost unstoppable force and many marine chapters were slaughtered. The Imperial Fists Chapter Master and Lord Commander of the Imperium at the time: [[Slaughter Koorland]] determined that taking the Orks on head-to-head no longer worked since the Imperium's technological advantage was being eroded. So he colluded with Grand Master Assassin Vangorich ''(yes, the dude that killed all the High-Lords, and he was a rather cool dude back then)'' to create much smaller kill-teams with mission specific profiles which would be better suited to cripple or behead a threat rather than slug it out on a battlefield. Thus many chapter mixed units were formed and have their armor painted black, they forgoed their allegiance to the chapter and most importantly, its dogma. With this concept the Space Marines would have an extremely flexible force: from the melee prowess of the Blood Angels, to the stalwart defense of the Imperial Fists. It was a specialist force, but all the specialists were mixed in giving each unit an edge on every possible situation.

	The Deathwatch was the brain child of Koorland himself, although the most of the High Lords (other than Vangorich, who had inspired them) protested its creation, primarily based on deep seated fears of an Astartes re-unification following the Horus Heresy and that it was bad enough that Koorland was an Astartes High Lord himself, fearing him turn into a dictator ''(amusingly he would later go on to shoot the Ecclesiarch for [[Heresy]])''. He only gave it up when he was called out on the fact that he was already the Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists as well as being the Lord Commander of ALL Imperial armed forces; So having a third title was a bit of a push. The Inquisition happily took over the role as overseers to the Deathwatch because they themselves owe allegiance to no single master other than the Emperor, so in theory were not likely to go AWOL with a powerful force of Space Marines. Koorland agreed, but with three caveats:		The Deathwatch was the brain child of Koorland himself, although the most of the High Lords (other than Vangorich, who had inspired them) protested its creation, primarily based on deep seated fears of an Astartes re-unification following the Horus Heresy and that it was bad enough that Koorland was an Astartes High Lord himself, fearing him turn into a dictator ''(amusingly he would later go on to shoot the Ecclesiarch for [[Heresy]])''. He only gave it up when he was called out on the fact that he was already the Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists as well as being the Lord Commander of ALL Imperial armed forces; So having a third title was a bit of a push. The Inquisition happily took over the role as overseers to the Deathwatch because they themselves owe allegiance to no single master other than the Emperor, so in theory were not likely to go AWOL with a powerful force of Space Marines. Koorland agreed, but with three caveats:
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	At the time the Deathwatch would be referred to as the chamber militant of the [[Ordo Xenos]], except for the fact that during its inception the Inquisition didn't even have Ordos. Towards the War of the Beast, the Inquisitorial Representative(s) decided that the Inquisition itself could be better served by dividing their attentions between Xenos and Daemon, rather than arguing over which was the greater threat. So the Inquisition divided into Ordo Xenos and Ordo Malleus.		At the time the Deathwatch would be referred to as the chamber militant of the [[Ordo Xenos]], except for the fact that during its inception the Inquisition didn't even have Ordos. Towards the War of the Beast, the Inquisitorial Representative(s) decided that the Inquisition itself could be better served by dividing their attentions between Xenos and Daemon, rather than arguing over which was the greater threat. So the Inquisition divided into Ordo Xenos and Ordo Malleus.

	The differences between the codex and surrounding sources place doubt on what ''exactly'' happened, since no source can seem to agree on the details. In the Codex there is no mention of them having fought in the War of the Beast other than participating in the clean-up afterwards, though given how it's worded and what happened in that series, it could be argued that they were formed partway through the war, rather than as a consequence of it (which the codex seems to imply). Other differences with the codex:		The differences between the codex and surrounding sources place doubt on what ''exactly'' happened, since no source can seem to agree on the details. In the Codex there is no mention of them having fought in the War of the Beast other than participating in the clean-up afterwards, though given how it's worded and what happened in that series, it could be argued that they were formed partway through the war, rather than as a consequence of it (which the codex seems to imply). Other differences with the codex:
	*Koorland's role in agreeing to Inquisitorial authority and restrictions to chapter strength (which appears to have been dropped anyway) is not mentioned in the codex ''(though by rights, the Inquisition can oversee anything they like)'' though the book does say that occasionally an Inquisitor will be in command of a Watch Fortress (almost definitely an elder veteran at that).		*Koorland's role in agreeing to Inquisitorial authority and restrictions to chapter strength (which appears to have been dropped anyway) is not mentioned in the codex ''(though by rights, the Inquisition can oversee anything they like)'' though the book does say that occasionally an Inquisitor will be in command of a Watch Fortress (almost definitely an elder veteran at that).
	*The Codex doesn't mention any Inquisitorial connection which is arguably contradicted by the Inquisition's entry in Imperial Agents, and more specifically the rule Chambers Militant which allows an Inquisitor to field a Deathwatch squad but with the Inquisition faction, though that might be more a reference to how an Inquisitor can command a Watch Fortress and using an older term rather than keeping the old "Inquisitorial" Chambers Militant of the 90s.		*The Codex doesn't mention any Inquisitorial connection which is arguably contradicted by the Inquisition's entry in Imperial Agents, and more specifically the rule Chambers Militant which allows an Inquisitor to field a Deathwatch squad but with the Inquisition faction, though that might be more a reference to how an Inquisitor can command a Watch Fortress and using an older term rather than keeping the old "Inquisitorial" Chambers Militant of the 90s.
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	== Induction and Training ==		== Induction and Training ==
	Calling on ancient oaths and debts of honour from hundreds of Space Marine Chapters, the Deathwatch <s>forces</s> ''requests'' each Chapter to volunteer a handful of its best warriors to be conscripted into the Deathwatch. This usually occurs when the old Deathwatch-conscripted marine dies in battle or returns after he fulfils his term of service to the Deathwatch. Some Chapters view recruitment into the Deathwatch as a great honour, with the warrior both envied and revered by his battle brothers for being chosen. Others, either view the conscription as little more than an inconvenience as it robs them of their best warriors or as a chance to get rid of marines too insubordinate to mix with the battle companies but too [[Derp\|well-celebrated]] to be demoted. [[Storm Wardens\|Certain chapters]] close to fortresses are particularly chummy with the Deathwatch and contribute additional brothers above their obligations to bolster the Deathwatch's rank & file.		Calling on ancient oaths and debts of honour from hundreds of Space Marine Chapters, the Deathwatch <s>forces</s> ''requests'' each Chapter to volunteer a handful of its best warriors to be conscripted into the Deathwatch. This usually occurs when the old Deathwatch-conscripted marine dies in battle or returns after he fulfils his term of service to the Deathwatch. Some Chapters view recruitment into the Deathwatch as a great honour, with the warrior both envied and revered by his battle brothers for being chosen. Others, either view the conscription as little more than an inconvenience as it robs them of their best warriors or as a chance to get rid of marines too insubordinate to mix with the battle companies but too [[Derp\|well-celebrated]] to be demoted. [[Storm Wardens\|Certain chapters]] close to fortresses are particularly chummy with the Deathwatch and contribute additional brothers above their obligations to bolster the Deathwatch's rank & file.

	As their recruits are full-fledged space marines and not mere neophytes, they usually believe they have some idea what to expect; most assume that they will be brought to a heavily-fortified space station where they will be trained much in the same way they are [[Derp\|already trained]], but with more specialized weapons (after all, Space Marine training is already [[Rip and tear\|quite intense]] and [[grimdark\|comprehensive]]). This notion [[not as planned\|is immediately proven wrong]] as the inductees first gaze upon a Watch Fortress. What greets them is a systemless [[Death World\|planet]] floating in the middle of nowhere, encircled by a [[Halo\|colossal artificial ring, supposedly built millions of years ago by an ancient alien civilisation]]. It is on this ring, bristling with Imperial gun batteries and missile defences, that the Deathwatch and its private fleet of warships make their home.		As their recruits are full-fledged space marines and not mere neophytes, they usually believe they have some idea what to expect; most assume that they will be brought to a heavily-fortified space station where they will be trained much in the same way they are [[Derp\|already trained]], but with more specialized weapons (after all, Space Marine training is already [[Rip and tear\|quite intense]] and [[grimdark\|comprehensive]]). This notion [[not as planned\|is immediately proven wrong]] as the inductees first gaze upon a Watch Fortress. What greets them is a systemless [[Death World\|planet]] floating in the middle of nowhere, encircled by a [[Halo\|colossal artificial ring, supposedly built millions of years ago by an ancient alien civilisation]]. It is on this ring, bristling with Imperial gun batteries and missile defences, that the Deathwatch and its private fleet of warships make their home.