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 Jaguars  
“With  the  Purity  of  Saint  Abadios.  With  the  Fury  of  the  Jaguar.  With  the  
Victory  of  the  Emperor.  ”    
–Battle-­‐chant  of  the  Dark  Jaguars  
At  the  end  of  the  40th  millennium  the  living  Saint  Abadios  died  defending  
the  jungle  world  of  Jagg-­‐R5  against  orks  and  it  was  said  that  his  last  words  
were  that  the  world  needed  to  be  defended  at  any  cost.  The  words  of  a  saint  
are  given  great  importance  in  the  Imperium  and  even  though  the  world  was  
an  uninhabited  one  it  was  decided  that  something  had  to  be  done  to  keep  it  
fully  safe.  A  Ravenwing  detatchment  from  the  Dark  Angels  chapter  were  
nearby  and  were  sent  to  battle  the  orks.    The  battles  were  hard  fought  and  
though  the  Ravenwing  slew  them  in  great  numbers  one  by  one  their  bikers  
fell  until  only  Battle  Brother  Ioasaph  of  the  10th  squad  remained.  He  was  
however  lauded  a  hero  as  he  won  the  army  time  enough  to  arrive  and  repel  
the  orks.  It  was  decided  that  Ioasaph  would  be  the  chapter  master  of  a  new  
chapter  created  to  defend  the  world.  
He  named  this  chapter  the  Dark  Jaguars  taking  the  first  part  from  his  
previous  chapter  as  a  sign  of  respect  and  the  second  from  the  ferocious  
jungle  cats  of  Jagg-­‐R5.  
The  chapter  had  barely  constructed  its  fortress-­‐monastery  around  the  
shrine  of  Abadios  when  the  orks  returned,  and  this  time  in  even  greater  
numbers.  The  wars  against  the  orks  have  raged  there  with  only  short  
breaks  in  the  fighting  for  almost  a  thousand  years  now  and  the  chapter  
struggles  to  remain.  Currently  ninty-­‐nine  marines  remain  and  a  Waaagh!  of  
epic  proportions  is  closing  in  to  their  location.  Their  chief-­‐librarian  believes  
that  if  the  world  falls  the  Imperium  will  follow,  taking  proof  from  the  texts  
of  Abadios  to  support  this  and  this  belief  only  strengthens  their  conviction  
to  remain.  They  have  tried  to  reach  whatever  few  marines  they  have  as  part  
of  the  deathwatch  to  return  and  defend  their  home  but  these  attempts  have  
yet  been  unsuccessful.  All  need  not  be  lost  however,  they  have  allies,  the  
Dark  Angels  honour  their  chapter  and  aids  them  when  such  actions  are  
wise  and  more  mysterious  than  that  the  Damned  Legion  has  been  seen  
coming  to  their  aid  at  several  occasions.  
Apart  from  the  changes  followed  by  all  unforgiven  chapters  the  Dark  
Jaguars  follow  the  Codex  Astartes  though  they  are  unable  to  keep  full  
companies  currently  due  to  the  few  remaining  marines.  They  employ  a  
higher  rate  of  dreadnaughts,  few  of  which  are  ironclad  or  venerable  
variants,  and  they  themselves  attribute  them  to  their  will  to  fight  on  even  in  
death.    
Playing  a  Dark  Jaguar  Marine  in  Deathwatch  
Starting  bonus:  +5  Strength,  +5  Perception  
Chapter  Demeanour:  Prophecies  of  Saint  Abadios    
A  Space  Marine  of  the  Dark  Jaguars  believes  strongly  in  the  words  of  Saint  
Abadios  and  his  many  prophecies.  They  often  consult  his  scriptures  and  
hymns  before  making  a  critical  decision.      
Solo  mode  ability;  Swift  as  the  Jaguar:  While  in  solo-­‐mode  the  battle-­‐
brother  counts  as  having  the  Lightning  Reflexes  talent.  At  rank  3  he  receives  
a  +10  bonus  to  all  dodge  tests.  At  rank  5  he  is  considered  to  have  the  rapid  
reaction  talent.  At  rank  7,  once  per  game  session,  the  battle-­‐brother  can  
automatically  pass  any  one  Agility-­‐Based  test  (automatically  winning  
opposed  tests  as  well).  
Squad  Mode  Abilities:  The  Dark  Jaguar  chapter  has  the  Storm  of  Hell  
attack  pattern  and  the  Immovable  Defense  Defensive  Stance    

Dark  Jaguar  Chapter  Advances  


Advance   Cost   Type   Prerequisites  
Lore:  Scholastic  (Imperial  Creed)   200   Skill   -­‐  
Lore:  Scholastic  (Imperial  Creed)   200   Skill   Lore:  Scholastic  (Imperial  
+10   Creed)  
Lore:  Scholastic  (Imperial  Creed)   200   Skill   Lore:  Scholastic  (Imperial  
+20   Creed)  +10  
Lore:  Forbidden  (Xenos)   200   Skill   -­‐  
Lore:  Forbidden  (Xenos)  +10   400   Skill   Lore:  Forbidden  (Xenos)  
Lore:  Forbidden  (Xenos)  +20   400   Skill   Lore:  Forbidden  (Xenos)  +10  
Linguistics  (High  Gothic)   100   Skill   -­‐  
Linguistics  (High  Gothic)  +10   100   Skill   Linguistics  (High  Gothic)  
Linguistics  (High  Gothic)  +20   100   Skill   Linguistics  (High  Gothic)  +10  
Survival   200   Skill   -­‐  
Wrangling   200   Skill   -­‐  
Hatred  (Orks)   500   Talent   -­‐  
Unshakable  Faith   800   Talent   Willpower  40  
 

Dark  Jaguar  Pasts  


1d5  result   Past  experiences  
1   The  Green  Tide:  You  stood  and  fought  in  the  steaming  
jungles  as  hordes  of  orks  streamed  out  against  you  and  
unlike  many  of  your  brothers  you  survived  and  stood  
victorious.  
2   The  Immovable  Bulwark:  You  stood  and  fought  alongside  
large  numbers  of  dreadnaughts  as  they  weathered  the  
greenskin  hordes,  fighting  next  to  them  you  felt  their  
ancestral  gaze  upon  you  and  fought  with  the  fury  of  the  
jaguar.  
3   Reliquary  Guard:  You  stood  as  one  of  the  ten  honour  
guards  that  protects  the  shrine  of  Abadios  at  all  times.  
4   Ravenwing:  You  have  served  in  the  Ravenwing  of  your  
chapter  testing  your  bike  against  those  of  the  orks.  
5   Last  Jaguar:  You  have  served  on  the  last  Land  Raider  of  the  
chapter  known  as  Last  Jaguar  (previously  named  Abadios  
Jaguar)  either  as  a  squad  employing  it  for  transportation  or  
as  crew  on  it.  
 
For  names  roll  on  the  Dark  Angels  name  generator.  
 

Chapter  Trappings  
Scroll  of  Abadios  
You  carry  with  you  a  scroll  with  a  scripture  of  Abadios,  once  per  session  you  can  attempt  
to  use  its  holy  power  to  divine  the  future.  It  works  as  using  the  Augury  psychic  power  
which  is  automatically  succeeded  and  the  character  counts  as  having  PR  d5  for  the  
casting.  

Chapter  Powers  
 
Exorcism  of  the  Green  Menace  
Cost:  500  exp  
Prerequisite:  None  
Action:  Extended  (5  minutes)  
Opposed:  No  
Range:  Adjacent  
Sustained:  No  
Description:    Abadios  died  fighting  the  Green  Menace  so  it  is  perhaps  not  surprising  
that  his  holy  power  can  cleanse  their  taint.  The  librarian  can,  through  the  performance  
of  a  ritual  cleanse  a  place  no  bigger  than  5m  per  PR  from  all  ork  spores.  Doing  so  also  
protects  it  from  new  ork  spores  finding  root  there  for  d5  weeks.  
 
Weirdwards  
Cost:  400  exp  
Prerequisite:  None  
Action:  Half-­‐action  
Opposed:  No  
Range:  Self  
Sustained:  Yes  
Description:    Abadios  died  fighting  the  Green  Menace  so  it  is  perhaps  not  surprising  
that  his  holy  power  can  protect  from  their  crude  sorcery.  Each  time  the  librarian  is  
targeted  by  a  psychic  power  used  by  a  weirdboy  he  can  take  a  willpower  test  opposed  
by  the  wirdboy.  If  the  weirdboy  wins  the  psychic  power  is  used  as  normal,  if  the  
librarian  wins  by  two  or  less  degrees  the  psychic  power  is  cancelled  and  if  the  librarian  
wins  by  three  or  more  degrees  the  psychic  power  targets  the  weirdboy  instead.  

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