The Warhammer 40.000/Fantasy Discussion Thread Mk.II

[The Huskar Social Union]

Not the usual idea for a 40k game, but i personally think this could be a great idea.

[Ameriganastan]

Not the usual idea for a 40k game, but i personally think this could be a great idea.

I'd play that.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Not the usual idea for a 40k game, but i personally think this could be a great idea.

I'd play that.

It could be so much fun if it was done right, and add a nice spin on the typical tycoon game formula.

[Northern Davincia]

Not the usual idea for a 40k game, but i personally think this could be a great idea.

I'd play that.

As would I.

[Jetan]

Any idea if Gretchin/Grot only army would be viable?

[Tethys 13]

Any idea if Gretchin/Grot only army would be viable?

Heck no, do it anyway

I had great fun with one unit of 20 Gretchin in an open-topped Battlewagon with a Deffrola and no other upgrades.

[Jetan]

Any idea if Gretchin/Grot only army would be viable?

Heck no, do it anyway

I had great fun with one unit of 20 Gretchin in an open-topped Battlewagon with a Deffrola and no other upgrades.

I might. Just wondering if I should go absolutely pure gobbo only, or be a bit flexible and convert some "gretchin" runtherds, or use battlewagons with gretchin crew for example. Do Gretchin even have HQs by the way?

[Crookfur]

Heck no, do it anyway

I had great fun with one unit of 20 Gretchin in an open-topped Battlewagon with a Deffrola and no other upgrades.

I might. Just wondering if I should go absolutely pure gobbo only, or be a bit flexible and convert some "gretchin" runtherds, or use battlewagons with gretchin crew for example. Do Gretchin even have HQs by the way?

IIRC they never have had HQs although i'm sure you could probably house rule somethung together. Possibly based on the red gobbo or similar...

[Tethys 13]

Heck no, do it anyway

I had great fun with one unit of 20 Gretchin in an open-topped Battlewagon with a Deffrola and no other upgrades.

I might. Just wondering if I should go absolutely pure gobbo only, or be a bit flexible and convert some "gretchin" runtherds, or use battlewagons with gretchin crew for example. Do Gretchin even have HQs by the way?

Closest you'd get is probably Mek Boss Buzzgob for his Grot assistants Nitnuckle and Lunk.

Also, for my own Ork army, I came up with the idea that the Warlord, Ugerekka, was actually just a Gretchin in a Deff Dread with a voice modulator.

Here's my full 2000pt Ork army if you are interested:

EDIT: Oh yeah, there was a big spread article on a Grot Revolution army in last October's White Dwarf, though I don't think they conformed to matched play rules

[Ameriganastan]

Any idea if Gretchin/Grot only army would be viable?

"How did these Astartes fall? Surely it was a grand battle for the ages."

"Uh...they were killed by an army of the tiny green ones."

"...Yeah, we're gonna go ahead and expunge this from the Imperial Record."

[The Huskar Social Union]

Fucking hell the Slaught sound terrifying, actual nightmare fuel, feel off just thinking of them.

[Ameriganastan]

Fucking hell the Slaught sound terrifying, actual nightmare fuel, feel off just thinking of them.

What's a Slaught?

[The Huskar Social Union]

Fucking hell the Slaught sound terrifying, actual nightmare fuel, feel off just thinking of them.

What's a Slaught?

Slaugth* misspell on my end.

These fuckers.

Incredibly hard to kill maggot worm aliens that eat brains.

[Ameriganastan]

What's a Slaught?

Slaugth* misspell on my end.

These fuckers.

Incredibly hard to kill maggot worm aliens that eat brains.

...That is awesome. Why have I never heard of these guys before?

[The Huskar Social Union]

Slaugth* misspell on my end.

These fuckers.

Incredibly hard to kill maggot worm aliens that eat brains.

...That is awesome. Why have I never heard of these guys before?

I cant find much on them unfortunately. They Mainly seem to be featured in Dark Heresy books


From that lexicanum article:

A "Harvest" construct appears as a vehicle-sized, amorphous mass of rippling wet flesh that silently floats above the ground. Its mission is to search for sentient matter to consume for its masters, and it pursues this goal with near-mindless persistence, never tiring or relenting. Upon finding a target, a Harvester uses its metallic, pincer-tipped tendrils to pull its prey into its lamprey-like mouth. During this "feeding," the prey's head is separated and preserved in a semi-transparent sack located at the construct's back, storing the brain matter safely for future Slaugth feeding.

Nope. Nooooooooooooooooooooooope. Nope nope nope nope.

[The Krogan]

What's a Slaught?

Slaugth* misspell on my end.

These fuckers.

Incredibly hard to kill maggot worm aliens that eat brains.

Well the answer to that seems easy enough, get the Kroot to eat them, birds eat worms for breakfast.

[Tethys 13]

My local store's manager just tricked me into spending £19.
It was the store anniversary and one of the events was "Pick a random model from the mystery box and paint it up within a month", so I assumed it'd be free, and that it'd just be an old sprue or a tactical marine or something. Instead I pull out a Callidus Assassin box and the manager starts preparing the till, and I was too embarrassed to explain that I'd been mistaken and didn't want to spend any money, so I bought it.

None of my armies, current or planned, have room for a Callidus Assassin.

[Hurdergaryp]

Slaugth* misspell on my end.

These fuckers.

Incredibly hard to kill maggot worm aliens that eat brains.

Well the answer to that seems easy enough, get the Kroot to eat them, birds eat worms for breakfast.

Are the Slaugth even aware of the existence of the Tau Empire?

[The Huskar Social Union]

My local store's manager just tricked me into spending £19.
It was the store anniversary and one of the events was "Pick a random model from the mystery box and paint it up within a month", so I assumed it'd be free, and that it'd just be an old sprue or a tactical marine or something. Instead I pull out a Callidus Assassin box and the manager starts preparing the till, and I was too embarrassed to explain that I'd been mistaken and didn't want to spend any money, so I bought it.

None of my armies, current or planned, have room for a Callidus Assassin.

Come on man, come on

Well you could use her for a standalone character display or something.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

My local store's manager just tricked me into spending £19.
It was the store anniversary and one of the events was "Pick a random model from the mystery box and paint it up within a month", so I assumed it'd be free, and that it'd just be an old sprue or a tactical marine or something. Instead I pull out a Callidus Assassin box and the manager starts preparing the till, and I was too embarrassed to explain that I'd been mistaken and didn't want to spend any money, so I bought it.

None of my armies, current or planned, have room for a Callidus Assassin.

Oof. I can't see any of the staff at my local store doing that like that.

Well, it's a cool miniature, at least?

[The Krogan]

Well the answer to that seems easy enough, get the Kroot to eat them, birds eat worms for breakfast.

Are the Slaugth even aware of the existence of the Tau Empire?

Wiki doesn't say, seems like it would be an interesting mashup though.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Those tau weapons murder fuck everything else so heres hoping they can kill those fuckers quickly too.

[Hurdergaryp]

Are the Slaugth even aware of the existence of the Tau Empire?

Wiki doesn't say, seems like it would be an interesting mashup though.

All things considered, humans are the more numerous and more easily available prey species for them. Lots of nom-noms for the Slaugth to be had.

[The Krogan]

Wiki doesn't say, seems like it would be an interesting mashup though.

All things considered, humans are the more numerous and more easily available prey species for them. Lots of nom-noms for the Slaugth to be had.

The problem is when the prey realizes they outnumber you a million to one and can literally bury you with their numbers. Wiki lists it as the reason why they keep their existence on the low.

[Hurdergaryp]

All things considered, humans are the more numerous and more easily available prey species for them. Lots of nom-noms for the Slaugth to be had.

The problem is when the prey realizes they outnumber you a million to one and can literally bury you with their numbers. Wiki lists it as the reason why they keep their existence on the low.

They truly are a smart race, extremely adept at infiltration. The Inquisition keeping their existence hidden from the rest of the Imperium probably is to their advantage.