Vigilia Mortis - Ever watchful. Ever ready.

Valrak40k · June 2013

Humanity has always looked skyward for its true path; we saw to civilize the heavens but were destined to succumb to the weakness of our wills. We stood at the edge of destruction and would have fallen, if not for the might of the God Emperor and his Angels of Death. However century after century, the enemies of man grow ever so strong and Humanity is in dire need of defenders. On this day we will rise and stand united, on this day we will answer the call, for we are Vigilia Mortis, we are Battle Brothers!

Founded on 01.06.2011 Vigilia Mortis is an adult-fan-based Chapter made up of Warhammer and PC gaming fans. Whiting our community you will find gamers, hobbyists, readers, writers or simply fans all bonded by their love for the 41st millennium. We're a Chapter inspired by the principals of Deathwatch, we seek to honour the God Emperor by facing every challenge whoever the enemy or the battlefield. Vigilia Mortis was founded with the upcoming Dark Millennium Online in mind but it was soon cancelled as the studio that developed the game went out of business. Now we’re preparing out next great adventure into the tides of war with the upcoming 40k MMORPG: ETERNAL CRUSADE. Our mission in this game is to become the dominate force on our server and beat back any foe that dare raise it weapons to the Imperium, with force and righteousness we shall prevail in the Emperors name.

In our Chapter you will find people playing all sorts of 40K games (Space Marine, Dawn of War series) you will meet role-players, readers, writers and fluff debaters (for some epic lore jousts!); tabletop players (discussing army lists, rules or painting techniques; showing their work...); all of that with great comradeship and awful jokes over our voice comms! We have a fully active site and forums for members to post anything, and allow us to set up events where everyone can have a good time and bond. For a more "interactive” gaming and non-gaming experience we use our voice communication server; so even if you are not in the mood for a game, you can just stay a while and chat. We work as well on other programs such as maptools or Roll 20 in order to make role-playing scenarios or play an online fan-version of 40k tabletop.

When Vigilia Mortis was founded we wanted to create a Chapter which was our own, something we could create our own lore and attract members who wanted to play as their favourite legion, we discussed about going down the Deathwatch route but decided it wouldn't be in our best interests because we wanted to set ourselves up as a Chapter and implement a Chapter ranking structure so members who dedicate themselves can progressive and make themselves known. We decided to come up with an idea based off Deathwatch, a Chapter that takes in members from other Chapters, think of as the early stages of the Grey Knight order when they explored the galaxy to gather the best Astartes for their cause. We have that same idea but set in the current 41st timeline. When you apply for Vigilia Mortis you will be asked to select your Chapter, below you can see some of the banners that will appear on the forum, each members represents their favourite loyalist Chapter:

Joining Vigilia Mortis means becoming a battle brother, OUR battle brother; it means proclaiming your passion for the grim dark future in whatever means/activities you enjoy, and sharing it with your brothers! Upon joining us you will choose a chapter to represent you and will be given a rank that will evolve rapidly if your commitment is true. We are advancing all together to build something the Emperor himself would be proud of! The only question left is: will you be part of it?

Still got some questions?

Read our Chapter FAQ:

# Vigilia Mortis FAQ 1.1 #

What is Vigilia Mortis?

Vigilia Mortis is a PC gaming community set in the Warhammer 40K universe. We welcome anyone who shares the same passion for that grimdark future and wants to play with us!

http://www.battle-brothers.net/home

What games do you play?

We play all 40K games like Dawn Of War, Space Marine or the upcoming Space Hulk, Armageddon and we await Eternal Crusade with great anticipation!
However we also enjoy other games like the Arma franchise, Warframe, Guild Wars 2, Planetside 2, Blood Bowl. If you play any multiplayer pc game; there is likely a member of Vigilia Mortis that can play with you!

Do you have other activities?

On our Website and Teamspeak, we also enjoy several other activities more or less related to 40K:

You can roleplay with us via our forums; enter a Dark Heresy campaign, a Deathwatch RP group or some classic D&D. You can write some fan-made stories and have us give you friendly opinions and advises. If you are an artist of any sort and level, you can also share your work with us, interact with others about styles and techniques. Big surprise; we are great fans of 40K tabletop! With us you can share your army lists, discuss strategies and rumors. You can even play an online game using a fan-made program!

Do you plan regular activities? Gaming nights?

We try to organize 40K related gaming nights (Space Marine Exterminatus, DoW battles) on a regular basis. However we can also sometimes simply have fun on another game and hang around as a chapter. We really emphasize on the group rather than the game. As mentioned before, we also have roleplaying nights, and of course we can also just stay on teamspeak and talk about nothing for hours!

However, as Eternal Crusade approaches, we will gradually focus our efforts towards it

You seem quite thrilled by Eternal Crusade. Do you plan on being competitive? Needless to say we have great expectations for Eternal Crusade!
Although it is too early to define what will be our action, you can be certain that we will be very present in the game and provide a great effort to make our chapter well-known in the EC community!

I am not a pro-gamer, fluff bible, RP adept, tabletop wizard but I like 40K; can I still apply?

Like we said earlier, we welcome anyone who wants to share his passion for 40K with us! It is true that we have great plans for Eternal Crusade; however we will not force you to play 12h per day! We are a gathering of brothers, each with his own interests and talents! And we value that. As long as you participate you will be worthy to be our brother!

How can I join?

We accept 18+ pc gamers that are fans of 40K, we have an application form that you can fill here: http://www.battle-brothers.net/recruitment
Make sure to read the chapter rules ! For any specific question please contact Valkr, Azrael Tempestus, Chaplain Grimaldus, DiscoJacen, Righteous-Fury or Siccarrus on Enjin.

We hope to meet you soon!

Heresy grows from idleness

Savij · June 2013

really nice post^^

i may join

Valrak40k · June 2013

Thanks mate, if you want any information then please feel free to ask

Savij · June 2013

how many members you got and what age are the most of them?

Valrak40k · June 2013

Originally posted by Savij
how many members you got and what age are the most of them?

We have around 30 members, around 15 are daily active on our voice server. The Chapter has an 18+ age limit, everyone we accept is over 18

Jason_kharo · June 2013

Epic bunch of guys Been with them basically from the start.

irpugboss · June 2013

Been with Vigilia Mortis just 40k gaming like mad men. It is fantastic

If you are looking for a great group of 40k gamers this is it!

HolyTrevor · June 2013

oh i think i was part of this clan around when DMO was still in the works

Valrak40k · June 2013

What was your name mate?

HolyTrevor · June 2013

i cant remember lol it was either holytrevor or darrgen

Valrak40k · June 2013

Can't remember that name mate

My Chapter has done a Q&A with the dev team, come check it out:

http://battle-brothers.net/home/m/1897695/article/1584062

Razephon · June 2013

Definitely some great new stuff in that article.

Sadly a lot of questions just can't be answered yet. .

I'm really glad to hear they are going for a gritty art style. I was quite worried they'd make characters look like table top figurines - proportions wise.

If they can make it look more gritty than Space Marine, I'll be in heaven!

irpugboss · June 2013

Great Q&A from the community, my favorite...limited ammunition

40k video along to Deathstars song Last Ammunition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9AE19kpOns

Valrak40k · June 2013

I was really impressed by the responses we got, finally a DEV team with no crap in their eyes

dinams · June 2013

Nice to see you included Imperial Fists

They are generally left out =/

Valrak40k · June 2013

Originally posted by dinams
Nice to see you included Imperial Fists

They are generally left out =/

My character is an Imperial Fist, I actually had him brought to life by a Warhammer artist:

Valrak40k · July 2013

Posted all the Important questions on our my Chapters front page, if anyone is interested you can find it here:

http://www.battle-brothers.net/home/m/1897695/article/1606930

Savij · July 2013

btw how do i join a chapter ?^^ couldnt find it yet

Valrak40k · July 2013

You can find the application form here: http://www.battle-brothers.net/recruitment

Hope to see your App soon

Savij · July 2013

ah so i need to sign up for joining the clan? =/

thats bad cause i dont have much time right now ^^ well i will wait then for game release if that is ok

Dihoru · July 2013

Gotta love dem humiez and deir completely arbitrary deffinitions on bein able ta fight! orks iz ready ta fight 3 nights after deir born ya flabby gits!

(Translation: This ork finds it rather amusing that a chapter of space marines would define an individual as being fit for combat by having at least 18 standard solar rotations of age. Usually maturity and combat capabilities are independent with such notable examples as the Catachan child soldiers during the planet's pre-Imperial times).

Savij · July 2013

Originally posted by Valrak40k
Originally posted by dinams
Nice to see you included Imperial Fists

They are generally left out =/

My character is an Imperial Fist, I actually had him brought to life by a Warhammer artist:

btw who you was speaking to, to make that pic? looks cool^^

did you described how it should look like or how did that work? and did you pay for it?

Valrak40k · July 2013

Originally posted by Dihoru
Gotta love dem humiez and deir completely arbitrary deffinitions on bein able ta fight! orks iz ready ta fight 3 nights after deir born ya flabby gits!

(Translation: This ork finds it rather amusing that a chapter of space marines would define an individual as being fit for combat by having at least 18 standard solar rotations of age. Usually maturity and combat capabilities are independent with such notable examples as the Catachan child soldiers during the planet's pre-Imperial times).

Scrap Code decoded, Translation: Xenos spotted, purge.

Originally posted by Savij
Originally posted by Valrak40k
Originally posted by dinams
Nice to see you included Imperial Fists

They are generally left out =/

My character is an Imperial Fist, I actually had him brought to life by a Warhammer artist:

btw who you was speaking to, to make that pic? looks cool^^

did you described how it should look like or how did that work? and did you pay for it?

Got it commissioned off a well known 40K artist, I sent him details on what I wanted and what the character should look like etc. Step by step we got to that final product

Originally posted by Savij
ah so i need to sign up for joining the clan? =/

thats bad cause i dont have much time right now ^^ well i will wait then for game release if that is ok

No problem mate