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by Tethys 13 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:35 am
by Chan Island » Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:35 pm
Crookfur wrote:40k is basically LOTR in space except everything is on fire, the elves really don't want to sail to west, the orcs simply don't give a fuck about anything but fighting, the dwarves disappeared in mysterious circumstances and there are a few other races who simply want to kill or eat everybody.
Ultimately its the story of mankind at a turning point, they dominate the galaxy and will either save the universe or cause its utter destruction as the ultimate doom, chaos, is largely shaped by mankind and its most powerful actors are "human".
Tethys 13 wrote:My box of Idoneth was supposed to arrive on the 24th, but has yet to, and when I checked out the item on the seller's page, they had put a note saying that they would be away until the 4th of January. That note was not there when I made my order.
I am not impressed, and it has but a bit of a wrench in my plans for the next few weeks.
Edit: And now I have to take that all back, as it has just arrived. Feel free to shower me with humiliation for my whining.
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
by Baltenstein » Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:17 am
Chan Island wrote:Crookfur wrote:40k is basically LOTR in space except everything is on fire, the elves really don't want to sail to west, the orcs simply don't give a fuck about anything but fighting, the dwarves disappeared in mysterious circumstances and there are a few other races who simply want to kill or eat everybody.
Ultimately its the story of mankind at a turning point, they dominate the galaxy and will either save the universe or cause its utter destruction as the ultimate doom, chaos, is largely shaped by mankind and its most powerful actors are "human".
And everyone is eventually going to be eaten by space locusts.
Who've been surprisingly inactive in the time skip, come to think of it. Have they really eaten nothing important since the rift opened?
by Tethys 13 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:02 pm
Baltenstein wrote:Chan Island wrote:
And everyone is eventually going to be eaten by space locusts.
Who've been surprisingly inactive in the time skip, come to think of it. Have they really eaten nothing important since the rift opened?
Just like Eldar will always be "a dying race" without actually dying out, the Swarm Fleets will always be "arriving in the galaxy" without actually arriving.
Chan Island wrote:Haha, Tethys had a perfectly reasonable whinge on the internet and then the situation was amicably resolved. Everyone laugh at him!
by Hurdergaryp » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:28 pm
by Tethys 13 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:32 pm
Hurdergaryp wrote:Seriously. Murderfuck a Chaos God into existence only once and they never let you live it down. The Eldar are not the punchline of the universe, so stop threating them as such!
by The Huskar Social Union » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:24 pm
by Danubian Peoples » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:50 am
Tethys 13 wrote:Hurdergaryp wrote:Seriously. Murderfuck a Chaos God into existence only once and they never let you live it down. The Eldar are not the punchline of the universe, so stop threating them as such!
Yeah, who says they cannot bounce back? Surely there must be some pointy-eared researcher somewhere trying to restore the reproductive capabilities of the Eldar. They cannot all just be mooning around self-pityingly or drowning in drugs.
Edit:
I finished my first Namarti Thrall for my Shadow Over Innsmouth-inspired Idoneth Deepkin. The lore idea for them is that they started worshipping a Slann (hence the star-design), which began to be altered by their worship, and started altering them in turn. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any suggestions for improvement I would greatly appreciate them!
by The Huskar Social Union » Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:31 am
by The Huskar Social Union » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:43 am
by Tokuopolis » Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:26 pm
by Hurdergaryp » Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:36 pm
by Crookfur » Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:05 pm
by Baltenstein » Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:17 am
Crookfur wrote:
Nope but I do have the 2nd gen space marines combat cards set kicking around somewhere...
Yeah I think the ccgs based off existing Western scifi/fantasy largely failed as despite there being a bit of cross over between mtg and wargamming/rping enthusiasts there was a larger mutual dislike between the fan bases and both sides disliked and were on turn disliked by the anime fans. Or something like that, players were much more tribal about their chosen universes at the turn of the millennium, I remember being regarded as being a bit weird for liking both 40k and battletech. Things are obviously different now thanks to the much wider exposure to different games.
Anyway just when I though I might be getting over the desire to make a "different" IG regiment I find these: https://wargamesatlantic.com/collection ... 8987519074 and my first thought is, "I wonder what they would look like with cadian arms on them or would I just glue lasgun bits on the bakers...
by Tokuopolis » Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:25 am
Hurdergaryp wrote:
Funny, I didn't even know that there used to be a WH40K CCG. Not that this surprises me, I used to buy packs of the Doomtrooper CCG ages ago. There also was a BattleTech CCG, come to think of it. Hell, many gaming company tried to cash in on the craze started by Magic: The Gathering. Very few actually continued to do so in the long run, though. In the end it were the anime franchises who actually managed to stay afloat besides M:tG until this very day, such as Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh. Not even the Star Trek and Star Wars CCG's managed to do that.
Crookfur wrote:
Nope but I do have the 2nd gen space marines combat cards set kicking around somewhere...
Yeah I think the ccgs based off existing Western scifi/fantasy largely failed as despite there being a bit of cross over between mtg and wargamming/rping enthusiasts there was a larger mutual dislike between the fan bases and both sides disliked and were on turn disliked by the anime fans. Or something like that, players were much more tribal about their chosen universes at the turn of the millennium, I remember being regarded as being a bit weird for liking both 40k and battletech. Things are obviously different now thanks to the much wider exposure to different games.
by Tethys 13 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:38 am
by Impaled Nazarene » Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:58 am
Tokuopolis wrote:Hurdergaryp wrote:Funny, I didn't even know that there used to be a WH40K CCG. Not that this surprises me, I used to buy packs of the Doomtrooper CCG ages ago. There also was a BattleTech CCG, come to think of it. Hell, many gaming company tried to cash in on the craze started by Magic: The Gathering. Very few actually continued to do so in the long run, though. In the end it were the anime franchises who actually managed to stay afloat besides M:tG until this very day, such as Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh. Not even the Star Trek and Star Wars CCG's managed to do that.Crookfur wrote:Nope but I do have the 2nd gen space marines combat cards set kicking around somewhere...
Yeah I think the ccgs based off existing Western scifi/fantasy largely failed as despite there being a bit of cross over between mtg and wargamming/rping enthusiasts there was a larger mutual dislike between the fan bases and both sides disliked and were on turn disliked by the anime fans. Or something like that, players were much more tribal about their chosen universes at the turn of the millennium, I remember being regarded as being a bit weird for liking both 40k and battletech. Things are obviously different now thanks to the much wider exposure to different games.
Yeah, there were 3 successive attempts at WH40K CCG. The first one was just called the CCG, the 2nd was Horus Heresy and the 3rd was Dark Millennium.
Kiaculta wrote:Oh, Kar, you silly sack of shit.
Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Bickering ist krieg.
Infected Mushroom wrote:isn't this a bit extreme?
Finland SSR wrote:"Many dictatorships are oligarchies.
Many democracies are oligarchies.
Therefore, many dictatorships are democracies."
-said no one ever. I made these words up.
Genivaria wrote:"WHY!? Why do this!? Thousands of planets and trillions of innocent lives gone! For what!?"
"It seemed like fun at the time."
by Chan Island » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:06 pm
Tethys 13 wrote:Hurdergaryp wrote:Seriously. Murderfuck a Chaos God into existence only once and they never let you live it down. The Eldar are not the punchline of the universe, so stop threating them as such!
Yeah, who says they cannot bounce back? Surely there must be some pointy-eared researcher somewhere trying to restore the reproductive capabilities of the Eldar. They cannot all just be mooning around self-pityingly or drowning in drugs.
Edit:
I finished my first Namarti Thrall for my Shadow Over Innsmouth-inspired Idoneth Deepkin. The lore idea for them is that they started worshipping a Slann (hence the star-design), which began to be altered by their worship, and started altering them in turn. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any suggestions for improvement I would greatly appreciate them!
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
by The Huskar Social Union » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:08 pm
by Tethys 13 » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:42 pm
Chan Island wrote:Your models are excellent as always. Your glazing technique idea is a curious one, and I'd love to see where you go with it and develop it.
As per the story... I dunno, maybe I just expect a high standard, but I'm not super enthused by your lore for these guys.
by Chan Island » Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:02 am
Tethys 13 wrote:Chan Island wrote:Your models are excellent as always. Your glazing technique idea is a curious one, and I'd love to see where you go with it and develop it.
As per the story... I dunno, maybe I just expect a high standard, but I'm not super enthused by your lore for these guys.
That is likely because this was a case where I took inspiration from outside Warhammer for the visual design of an army, and then just tried to loosely justify it in-lore, rather than what I usually do which is think up an interesting lore for an army from my knowledge of the Warhammer universe and then start working out their design. That is primarily because this is the first time I have purchased models for Age of Sigmar, and I have not been following the lore of that game system at all, because I am a bitter old individual still annoyed about the discontinuation of my largest army in old Fantasy. I will put some more thought into it.
Thank you all for the compliments! I sent the images to my local store manager and they said it could do with more colour, so I am experimenting with a nebula-effect on the blades instead of the muted verdigris, but at the moment it is just looking like a mess.
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
by The Huskar Social Union » Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:17 pm
by Hurdergaryp » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:06 am
by The Huskar Social Union » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:10 am
Such a cool model.Hurdergaryp wrote:Idly browsing Imgur, and suddenly... surprise Ctan Shard of the Void Dragon!
by Impaled Nazarene » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:26 pm
Hurdergaryp wrote:Idly browsing Imgur, and suddenly... surprise Ctan Shard of the Void Dragon!
Kiaculta wrote:Oh, Kar, you silly sack of shit.
Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Bickering ist krieg.
Infected Mushroom wrote:isn't this a bit extreme?
Finland SSR wrote:"Many dictatorships are oligarchies.
Many democracies are oligarchies.
Therefore, many dictatorships are democracies."
-said no one ever. I made these words up.
Genivaria wrote:"WHY!? Why do this!? Thousands of planets and trillions of innocent lives gone! For what!?"
"It seemed like fun at the time."
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