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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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2601:600:A07F:BD90:DD2C:2DF7:2D4A:1448 at 20:39, 18 January 2023

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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]]}}

202.160.36.16: /* Organisation and Chapter Strength */

2023-01-04T19:02:25Z

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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	By M40 in the codex and contemporary fluff, Koorland's singular position of "Watch Commander" doesn't seem to exist and command is decentralised to the Watch Commanders of their respective fortresses and surrounding domains, making them roughly analogous to Chapter Masters. These new fortress commanders are usually '''Watch Masters''' but the codex implies this may not always be the case. ''(Interestingly, the new "Watch Master" role has been amalgamated with the old RPG rank of '''Watch Keeper''' who was one of the few permanent Deathwatch staff members and carried the same '''Clavis''' that Watch Masters now do)'' Whether the Masters have any higher authority above them is not made clear, depending on how much influence you think the Inquisition actually has over them.		By M40 in the codex and contemporary fluff, Koorland's singular position of "Watch Commander" doesn't seem to exist and command is decentralised to the Watch Commanders of their respective fortresses and surrounding domains, making them roughly analogous to Chapter Masters. These new fortress commanders are usually '''Watch Masters''' but the codex implies this may not always be the case. ''(Interestingly, the new "Watch Master" role has been amalgamated with the old RPG rank of '''Watch Keeper''' who was one of the few permanent Deathwatch staff members and carried the same '''Clavis''' that Watch Masters now do)'' Whether the Masters have any higher authority above them is not made clear, depending on how much influence you think the Inquisition actually has over them.

	Despite nominally being referred to as a chapter, the issue of "chapter strength" also seems to have been ignored, though this depends on how large you assume the "average" Kill Teams to be. For example: kill team Cassius was 11 strong, while kill team Artemis was 6 ''(~~plus~~ himself as Captain ~~for 7~~)''.		Despite nominally being referred to as a chapter, the issue of "chapter strength" also seems to have been ignored, though this depends on how large you assume the "average" Kill Teams to be. For example: kill team Cassius was 11 strong, while kill team Artemis was 7 ''(himself as Captain plus 6)''.

	A traditional Fortress such as '''Talassa Prime''' has been shown to have five companies of four kill-teams plus a '''Watch Captain'''. So there is probably somewhere between 21 - 41 marines per company, making 105 - 205 marines per Fortress, plus a dedicated command staff including a Librarius, Chaplaincy and any attached Dreadnoughts for around 9 - 10 members, plus an armoury of indeterminate size to maintain the fortress's vehicles, though a conservative estimate would be 3 more techmarines given the size of the other departments, especially considering the huge redundancy of experience spread through the kill teams themselves, which can compose of their own techmarines, librarians, chaplains and Apothecaries.		A traditional Fortress such as '''Talassa Prime''' has been shown to have five companies of four kill-teams plus a '''Watch Captain'''. So there is probably somewhere between 21 - 41 marines per company, making 105 - 205 marines per Fortress, plus a dedicated command staff including a Librarius, Chaplaincy and any attached Dreadnoughts for around 9 - 10 members, plus an armoury of indeterminate size to maintain the fortress's vehicles, though a conservative estimate would be 3 more techmarines given the size of the other departments, especially considering the huge redundancy of experience spread through the kill teams themselves, which can compose of their own techmarines, librarians, chaplains and Apothecaries.

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Induction and Training */

2022-12-09T18:20:01Z

Induction and Training

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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]] 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.

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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.