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Light-Tricks — Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard Triage Tag v1.5

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Description This is a slightly tweaked version of the original, which was a little sharp, still need to tweak the contents as per the original description below

A version of my original Caduceus medical symbol design is available to purchase on t-shirts, masks and more here: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/6400…

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The latest piece in my series of 40k-inspired medical fluff documents, this is a rough draft of the triage tag (front on left, back on right). A must for all Imperial medical personnel, from medics and nursing staff to the Chirurgeon-General.

These tags are attached to the casualty by the likes of a field medic (whatever name you prefer) so they go to the right places and get the right aid as they're passed along the different personnel in the chain of evacuation.

If feedback is generally positive, I'll modify a version to actually resemble a tag, and eventually make a physical tag when I have time.

I am considering a slight rejig of the system to make it more "grimdark" (yet still workable) in making reverse triage standard, this is often used by real-world militaries in wartime to keep the maximum number of soldiers on the field, so they treat the minor ones first to get them "fighting fit" and then save the severe ones if they can. I imagine in 40k there would be less effort to save the severe ones.

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Comments: 32

indieprincess333 [2016-12-16 05:50:29 +0000 UTC]

This would be awesome for the 40k LARP I want to make!

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Dgs-Krieger [2015-03-19 23:05:56 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely genious!

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Light-Tricks In reply to Dgs-Krieger [2015-03-23 20:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, glad you like it  

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MakarovJAC [2013-10-08 17:57:04 +0000 UTC]

I just wonder how is that this has any porpouse if most of the time, you are either declared to be corrupted by chaos, or simply KIA? If that doesn't happen, pretty much you are candidate for the Chapter in your sector.

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Light-Tricks In reply to MakarovJAC [2013-10-10 22:06:56 +0000 UTC]

Well it's not always that way and not even most of the time, I find what 40k has become is a 2D shadow of its former self, so I'm just trying to add a little more flavour and a bit more true grimdark. What do you mean a candidate for the Chapter in your sector?

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MakarovJAC In reply to Light-Tricks [2013-10-10 23:44:57 +0000 UTC]

A little mystake of myself, I forgot Chapters only accept recruits from their homeworlds, not from the Imperial Guard. It's a shame they stagnated into that stage of the lore where proficient Imperial Guard elements can't be included into Chapters, and that both the Sororitas and Astartes must recruit only from especific recruit pools.


If I could take my sweet time designing a mechanic for home matches, I make one where Imperial Guard units could be upgraded into Astartes and other heavier units.

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saiyenne [2012-09-02 05:06:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh ty so very much. I Just printed them, they are so usefull for the rpg. A dream come true. As the group doctor, i now have good looking medicae files for all the players, all our thanks to you.

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Light-Tricks In reply to saiyenne [2012-09-04 17:18:02 +0000 UTC]

No, thank you, glad you like them. Still working on the new-and-improved versions. Hopefully they'll be ready soon

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Earthtalon [2012-08-07 20:37:50 +0000 UTC]

I can totally see this as being in a codex.

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Light-Tricks In reply to Earthtalon [2012-08-07 21:12:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, that's very kind of you

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jailgurdnegative [2012-07-22 04:59:12 +0000 UTC]

nice work!

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Light-Tricks In reply to jailgurdnegative [2012-07-22 16:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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jailgurdnegative In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-23 13:32:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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masonicon [2012-07-16 09:19:43 +0000 UTC]

Hey! how about Nanotech Contamination in addition of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical ones?

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Light-Tricks In reply to masonicon [2012-07-16 11:04:00 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant idea, will try and incorporate that in v2. I'm making a physical tag soon so I'll see if I can incorporate the changes for that one. Going to give the categorisation chart a re-jig too

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Thrownik [2012-07-04 12:43:03 +0000 UTC]

XD
but imagine how many cards like that Munitorium gets after 1 big battle

Imperial hospitals must looks like from I ww, or slaughter house XD

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Light-Tricks In reply to Thrownik [2012-07-15 00:04:19 +0000 UTC]

Incidentally, First World War hospitals and medical care in general (certainly on the western front) was rather good indeed

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Light-Tricks In reply to Thrownik [2012-07-15 00:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I imagine they'd get through quite a few. If they bother filling them in at all, I always imagined that boxes of these would be welcomed by the more uncivilised units as handy toilet paper...

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Tombwalker-66 [2012-06-20 06:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Hmm. Wonder if any of them would be tagged "Servitor candidate". Superb work by the way.

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Light-Tricks In reply to Tombwalker-66 [2012-06-20 17:21:58 +0000 UTC]

That is a great idea, I imagine that might be done further down the chain but I may incorporate that in the next draft

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Yossepha [2012-06-19 09:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Lol
i like it
" I : Last rites read ?
Yes No"

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Light-Tricks In reply to Yossepha [2012-06-19 17:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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Morghat [2012-06-16 22:18:38 +0000 UTC]

I like !

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Light-Tricks In reply to Morghat [2012-06-17 14:54:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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jfriggin [2012-06-16 17:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Why don't you work for GW yet?

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Light-Tricks In reply to jfriggin [2012-06-17 14:54:29 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks, I only live a few miles from the HQ so it wouldn't be much of a commute

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jfriggin In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-06-18 01:37:40 +0000 UTC]

DUUUDE

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PROkiller16 [2012-06-16 00:54:41 +0000 UTC]

Not to be picky, put if you remove the strips to show the state wouldn't it be correct the other way around? Because if they were say Cat III, it says remove it.

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Light-Tricks In reply to PROkiller16 [2012-06-16 01:02:43 +0000 UTC]

No, if they're just Cat III you don't do anything, Cat II you remove the Cat III strip and get rid of it - the lowest strip showing is the category. Just like old triage tags

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Light-Tricks In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-06-16 01:05:09 +0000 UTC]

You're usually expecting the condition to worsen rather than improve while the tag itself is relevant, so if they drop from a Cat II to I while they're in the evacuation chain, you chuck away the Cat II strip. If a Doctor-like figure gives them some proper medical attention to where their state stabilises, they'll probably just get a new tag filled out if they need to go on elsewhere - or if in a hospital, the hospital paperwork supercedes it.

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changingcactus [2012-06-15 23:45:38 +0000 UTC]

i love that part for mental state.

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Light-Tricks In reply to changingcactus [2012-06-16 01:06:08 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks, it doesn't really make sense without reference tot he other charts

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