The Warhammer 40.000/Fantasy Discussion Thread Mk.III

[Impaled Nazarene]

So I've just been thinking- why haven't the Tyranids evolved spiders yet?

Surely they must have eaten trillions of spiders by now, you'd think at least one norn queen would take note and use the design, tactics and abilities that these creatures confer. And we have hard proof that they exist in 40k, so it's not like they just aren't eating them.

I assume an 8 legged creature would be inefficient in a chaotic battlefield. Just more limbs to be injured.

If Arachnophobia is the most common phobia today imagine how pronounced it is in the 42nd Millennium.

[Chan Island]

So I've just been thinking- why haven't the Tyranids evolved spiders yet?

Surely they must have eaten trillions of spiders by now, you'd think at least one norn queen would take note and use the design, tactics and abilities that these creatures confer. And we have hard proof that they exist in 40k, so it's not like they just aren't eating them.

I assume an 8 legged creature would be inefficient in a chaotic battlefield. Just more limbs to be injured.

But you don't need 8 legs to be able to set up silk webs, use trapdoors, have night vision eyes, have paralysing fangs or be able to jump vast distances. All of those (and many more) are predatory features that could only benefit the tyranids. All of which they'd easily get through spiders.

[Tethys 13]

I assume an 8 legged creature would be inefficient in a chaotic battlefield. Just more limbs to be injured.

But you don't need 8 legs to be able to set up silk webs, use trapdoors, have night vision eyes, have paralysing fangs or be able to jump vast distances. All of those (and many more) are predatory features that could only benefit the tyranids. All of which they'd easily get through spiders.

The likely answer is 'we already have Megarachnids in the lore, and the 3-pairs-of-limbs silhouette is a key part of Tyranid design'.

[Hurdergaryp]

[The Huskar Social Union]

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Fucking rad

[Ameriganastan]

Another thrilling battle between the Imperial Fists and Iron Warriors.

[Vassenor]

Another thrilling battle between the Imperial Fists and Iron Warriors.

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[Tethys 13]

My second Fangmoran Guard. I tried to make it brighter, to follow the advice I received here on the first one.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Thats great looking, the brighter tones in the scales really help it imo. Good work, well done!

[Tethys 13]

Thats great looking, the brighter tones in the scales really help it imo. Good work, well done!

Darn, I was rather hoping you would say it could still do with more colour, so that I could indignantly show the final one

[The Huskar Social Union]

I like that one too, holy shit well done on the spectrum

[Tethys 13]

I like that one too, holy shit well done on the spectrum

Danke! I used a fairly large wet palette, with stripes of Waaagh! Flesh, Yriel Yellow, Jokaero Orange, Khorne Red, Xereus Purple and Kantor Blue, and a belt of Stormhost Silver below them for the fish-scale effect. This let me mix them at lots of different ratios.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Tethys do you put your stuff on reddit? Near certain ive seen a post about your fishy snake bois in the past

[Tethys 13]

Tethys do you put your stuff on reddit? Near certain ive seen a post about your fishy snake bois in the past

I have only done so for these eels and my spider-Warsmith so far, but yes. I am Drakeyeschrade there.

[Hurdergaryp]

In the dominion of the Fangmoran Guard, the rainbow tastes you!

Impressive work!

[Tethys 13]

In the dominion of the Fangmoran Guard, the rainbow tastes you!

Impressive work!

Danke!

I painted the final model for the project from start to finish today, the Soulrender:

[The Huskar Social Union]

FISH PEOPLE

Where does that head come from?

[Ameriganastan]

In the dominion of the Fangmoran Guard, the rainbow tastes you!

Impressive work!

Danke!

I painted the final model for the project from start to finish today, the Soulrender:

That weapon looks wildly inefficient, even for Warhammer.

[Hurdergaryp]

Danke!

I painted the final model for the project from start to finish today, the Soulrender:

That weapon looks wildly inefficient, even for Warhammer.

That big hook lance thing is not the real weapon, it is only a diversion. The REAL weapons are those star pattern toads. Do not lick the star pattern toads.

[Tethys 13]

FISH PEOPLE

Where does that head come from?

The fish that normally swims alongside the character - it gets attacks in their statline, so I decided to be efficient

That weapon looks wildly inefficient, even for Warhammer.

That big hook lance thing is not the real weapon, it is only a diversion. The REAL weapons are those star pattern toads. Do not lick the star pattern toads.

All glory to the astrotoad.

[Genivaria]

So I've always wondered, what would the Empire under an Emperor Vlad von Carstein look like?
Always been a huge fan of necromantic societies in fiction.

[Chan Island]

So I've always wondered, what would the Empire under an Emperor Vlad von Carstein look like?
Always been a huge fan of necromantic societies in fiction.

Probably one giant Sylvania.

[Tethys 13]

So I've always wondered, what would the Empire under an Emperor Vlad von Carstein look like?
Always been a huge fan of necromantic societies in fiction.

Probably one giant Sylvania.

Though much of Sylvania’s culture is a result of the harsh environment. Perhaps knowledge of that would help Vlad promote agricultural support for poverty-stricken areas. The undead could serve as an army to let the farmers remain at their fields, or as a workforce if greater manpower is needed.
Of course, other likely results would be the persecution of religion, an even greater class division, and war with the Dwarfs. I could see the Elves being a little more open to continued diplomacy, but the Dwarfs would never stand for it, not the slightest chance. They would be as likely to make peace with a Vampire as Thorgrim Grudgebearer would be to develop fondness for Goblins.

[Chan Island]

In other news,

https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1362854538210861057

Turns out James Cleverly, the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, has Sisters of Battle.

[The Huskar Social Union]

In other news,

https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1362854538210861057

Turns out James Cleverly, the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, has Sisters of Battle.

Slowly but surely, we are taking over the British Government.