The Warhammer 40.000/Fantasy Discussion Thread Mk.II

[Nyte]

Deciding what you want them to focus on should help you choose which legion their geneseed came from...

Deciding how it affects them could also be influenced by whether or not they know where their geneseed came from... Also, I'd expect at the least there would be a higher % of mutation and failures depending on the source of the geneseed.

Indeed. The knowing/unknowing decision is one of the big ones. On one hand it would be nice if atleast the chapter leadership knew, on the other hand, that would prevent the more mysterious implied legacy (as in they are traitor successors but it's not generally speaking known) which I think would go down easier with a lot of people than just saying they have traitor geneseed,

Well, how similar do you want them to be to the Dark Angels (with the leadership knowing it could be pretty similar situation wise), and from the sound of things, you want the mystery around their implied legacy.

[Lord Tothe]

Deciding what you want them to focus on should help you choose which legion their geneseed came from...

Deciding how it affects them could also be influenced by whether or not they know where their geneseed came from... Also, I'd expect at the least there would be a higher % of mutation and failures depending on the source of the geneseed.

Indeed. The knowing/unknowing decision is one of the big ones. On one hand it would be nice if atleast the chapter leadership knew, on the other hand, that would prevent the more mysterious implied legacy (as in they are traitor successors but it's not generally speaking known) which I think would go down easier with a lot of people than just saying they have traitor geneseed,

OTOH, a known traitor ancestry could be used for extra narrative as they try to absolve the sins of their ancestors in heroic combat. Perhaps they have Ultrasmurf-levels of adherence to the Codex Astartes, and they seek combat against Chaos forces above all else.

[Jetan]

Indeed. The knowing/unknowing decision is one of the big ones. On one hand it would be nice if atleast the chapter leadership knew, on the other hand, that would prevent the more mysterious implied legacy (as in they are traitor successors but it's not generally speaking known) which I think would go down easier with a lot of people than just saying they have traitor geneseed,

OTOH, a known traitor ancestry could be used for extra narrative as they try to absolve the sins of their ancestors in heroic combat. Perhaps they have Ultrasmurf-levels of adherence to the Codex Astartes, and they seek combat against Chaos forces above all else.

I used to play the Men In Blue, so maybe not.

It's not a bad idea though, altough it might limit the progenitor choices though. No matter how loyal, I doubt known Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus successor would fare very well for example. Unless you meant known as in known to the chapter?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

I'd avoid even the chapter themselves knowing about it.

[Jetan]

Entirely or just the rank and file?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Entirely. A lot of chapters don't know who they descended from.

[Nyte]

Not only that, but you could easily make it part of their background that they're always looking for clues to their origin... Might make for some good fluff and even a few special gaming scenarios as well.

[The Ben Boys]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

[Slorch]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

Worth every dollar.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

+1

[Slorch]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

+1

It's a pretty faithful recreation of the table top. Just RTS instead of turns.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

Worth every dollar.

Ditto, well.. pounds for me.

Its really fun, only played the campaign so far but its quite enjoyable.

[Neema]

Has anyone tried Battlfleet Gothic Armada? It just came out today and I can't fork over the forty bucks, but with the magic of Steam many have played it already and seem to like it.

Worth every dollar.

Oh hell yes, I played most of the beta and haven't installed the full game yet because I can't be arsed to get my laptop right now, but it's fantastic.

[The Huskar Social Union]

That moment when you get a fancy new Mars Battle Cruiser and its engines get knocked out so it cant move and is on low health and a giant ork cruiser is bellowing towards it at full speed.


Never forget the Crown of Denerair.

..destroyed... funnily enough at Denerair, or however you spell that system's name.

[Jetan]

Do you guys think [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursaansydän]Tursaansydän[/url] would work as a chapter symbol?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Do you guys think [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursaansydän]Tursaansydän[/url] would work as a chapter symbol?

Yes.

[Jetan]

Do you guys think [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursaansydän]Tursaansydän[/url] would work as a chapter symbol?

Yes.

It's nice isn't it? Unfortunately after a test it seems it's too big to fit into shoulder pads neatly with my painting skills. Swastika alone without the extensions changing the symbol to Tursaansydän would fit but the mere though of the amount of explaining I'd have to do everytime I played someone I didn't already know is exhausting. Fylflot would also work but at that size it'd be very difficult to paint it in a way in which it wouldn't be mistaken for a swastika.

[Lord Tothe]

Do you guys think [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursaansydän]Tursaansydän[/url] would work as a chapter symbol?

Sure, if you can paint it well enough.

[Hurdegaryp]

Yes.

It's nice isn't it? Unfortunately after a test it seems it's too big to fit into shoulder pads neatly with my painting skills. Swastika alone without the extensions changing the symbol to Tursaansydän would fit but the mere though of the amount of explaining I'd have to do everytime I played someone I didn't already know is exhausting. Fylflot would also work but at that size it'd be very difficult to paint it in a way in which it wouldn't be mistaken for a swastika.

You might want to consider a variant of the triskelion instead, maybe.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Yes.

It's nice isn't it? Unfortunately after a test it seems it's too big to fit into shoulder pads neatly with my painting skills. Swastika alone without the extensions changing the symbol to Tursaansydän would fit but the mere though of the amount of explaining I'd have to do everytime I played someone I didn't already know is exhausting. Fylflot would also work but at that size it'd be very difficult to paint it in a way in which it wouldn't be mistaken for a swastika.

They're members of a pseudo-fascist regime that espouses hatred of other races. A vaguely swastika thing fits.

[Hurdegaryp]

It's nice isn't it? Unfortunately after a test it seems it's too big to fit into shoulder pads neatly with my painting skills. Swastika alone without the extensions changing the symbol to Tursaansydän would fit but the mere though of the amount of explaining I'd have to do everytime I played someone I didn't already know is exhausting. Fylflot would also work but at that size it'd be very difficult to paint it in a way in which it wouldn't be mistaken for a swastika.

They're members of a pseudo-fascist regime that espouses hatred of other races. A vaguely swastika thing fits.

Nothing pseudo about it, if you ask me. The Imperium of Man in general isn't exactly known for its tolerance and pacifism. Hell, even the Orks have a better track record in that field!

[The Empire of Pretantia]

They're members of a pseudo-fascist regime that espouses hatred of other races. A vaguely swastika thing fits.

Nothing pseudo about it, if you ask me. The Imperium of Man in general isn't exactly known for its tolerance and pacifism. Hell, even the Orks have a better track record in that field!

Well, considering the feudal nature of the Imperium we can't say they're for sure a fascist state, just ultra right wing and conservative.

[Socialist Czechia]

do you guys think emprah can actually die or he'll became something nasty (for chaos) in the warp?

he can turn chaos to something else for example. after all, chaos gods consumes good thoughts as much as evil ones.

[Hurdegaryp]

Nothing pseudo about it, if you ask me. The Imperium of Man in general isn't exactly known for its tolerance and pacifism. Hell, even the Orks have a better track record in that field!

Well, considering the feudal nature of the Imperium we can't say they're for sure a fascist state, just ultra right wing and conservative.

Many would argue that there is not really a difference between those, but that's a subject for a different thread.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

do you guys think emprah can actually die or he'll became something nasty (for chaos) in the warp?

he can turn chaos to something else for example. after all, chaos gods consumes good thoughts as much as evil ones.

In the RP I'm working on, he becomes a warp god, and deity of humanity, purity, hatred, and punishment.

Not a Chaos god though.