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David Gemmell would have been an interesting 40k writer too.
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Jul 21, 2021 17:56
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"Corporal Klemmeth tried to take a drink from his canteen but it grew teeth and bit his lips off. So does he have the Chaos taint, or is he in the clear because the lips came right off? Can we just purge the canteen and the, you know, lip bits?"
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Jul 21, 2021 18:49
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Dick Trauma posted:I'm reading "Men at Arms" by Terry Pratchett and it made me wish he'd written some 40k novels. Doesn't matter what the subject matter is, his take on it would have been entertaining. I'm like that but with China Mieville.
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Jul 22, 2021 02:52
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Adrian Tchaikovsky of 'Children of Time' fame has a Warhammer novel coming out. https://twitter.com/blacklibrarium/status/1417806674740514819
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Jul 22, 2021 09:11
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FPyat posted:Adrian Tchaikovsky of 'Children of Time' fame has a Warhammer novel coming out. "Day of Ascension" so Genestealers I guess? I hope so, in "Children of Time" he's already shown himself to be one of the best in the world at getting inside the head of an alien species as they develop through generations.
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Jul 22, 2021 09:25
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FPyat posted:Adrian Tchaikovsky of 'Children of Time' fame has a Warhammer novel coming out. Tchaikovsky's work is super good and I am pumped to see what he does with the 40K setting.
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Jul 22, 2021 09:26
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It's rare that I would buy something sight unseen just based on the author name, but this is one of those times.
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Jul 22, 2021 09:48
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Tchaikovsky's work is super good and I am pumped to see what he does with the 40K setting. Man i havent heard from the dude since his shadows of the apt series. Loved that series despite parts of the series being flat. From what ive garnered i need to check up on his later works?
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Jul 22, 2021 10:16
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boredsatellite posted:Man i havent heard from the dude since his shadows of the apt series. Children of Time and the sequel, Children of Ruin are fantastic, as is Dogs of War (I haven't read the sequel Bear Head but I assume it's just as good). Cage of Souls is excellent as well.
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Jul 22, 2021 10:48
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Well i needed new books to read so neat
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Jul 22, 2021 10:51
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So a new turn based 40k game came out on Steam called Battlesector. Probably the most generic name ever for any wargame ever made. It's like they went to a bar to come up with a name and got so drunk this was what someone wrote on the napkin and somehow the day after was the absolute deadline so they went with it anyways. The campaign is playing the Blood Angels that are still wrapped up in the Third Tyrannic War. It takes place right after the book Devastation of Baal and ties into it pretty heavily. Despite the terrible name, the game is actually very very good. It's turn based, but it's the closest we've seen to the actual tabletop, IMO. It looks great, plays great, and it's pretty polished. Yes, it's only Blood Angels and some Sisters of Battle units unlock later on. But they plan on more campaigns from other factions as DLC. I'm only posting here because it does tie into the books and it's not poo poo like 90% of the 40k games. Here's a random Twitch link video: https://twitch.tv/videos/1094601261 (Absolutely no idea who this guy is) Philthy fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Jul 23, 2021 |
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Jul 23, 2021 06:07
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I'm halfway through Mortis audiobook and have no idea why Ollianus pius and some friends are being flushed down some sort of time toilet.
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Jul 23, 2021 08:12
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Philthy posted:
Playing it now can confirm it's fun. It's basically a much improved Sanctus Reach.
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Jul 23, 2021 09:22
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Skirmish mode is fantastic. It's just a straight up point buy and go. Really getting the GOOD tabletop vibe here, it's just so fun.
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Jul 24, 2021 08:58
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Lost and the Damned (Siege of Terra 2) book: I know it's supposed to be more serious, but Khârn and Angron hijinks is cracking me up so much. Angron just rampaging killing everyone on his own ship because he's a mindless berserker and Khârn trying to wrangle him with what little mind he has left. The Benny Hill song keeps going into my head and I can't stop it. Guy Haley, everyone.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:18
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Philthy posted:Lost and the Damned (Siege of Terra 2) book: I know it's supposed to be more serious, but Khârn and Angron hijinks is cracking me up so much. Angron just rampaging killing everyone on his own ship because he's a mindless berserker and Khârn trying to wrangle him with what little mind he has left. The Benny Hill song keeps going into my head and I can't stop it. Guy loving Haley
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Jul 24, 2021 18:44
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I've finishedd David Annadale's A Dynasty of Monsters, and I believe I like it the most out of all the Black Library books I've read now. It's partially a romance and partially a very acerbic, if unsubtle, satire. If you've read his other books about vampires, it has a similar style where it is more interested in character relationships and politicking than the gore of battle (although there is much gore and battle), and jumps between many characters and their perspectives on events. It's very tightly plotted and lays the groundwork for strings that all connect to one hell of a finale, and I really recommend it. I especially appreciate it reframing the common vampire allegory of representing the wealthy and powerful into one that charts them as the rage of the downtrodden and betrayed. Short version: read it if you want to see a lady dance with a six-limbed dragon vampire.
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Jul 24, 2021 21:33
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If you read Vulkan Lives then Angron going through the death maze is just a beautiful NG+ run.
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Jul 24, 2021 21:34
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Amazon's got Warhawk listed for October 12, is another limited edition planned to be released early or are they finally stopping that awful practice?
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Jul 27, 2021 14:23
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Just lol the "leader" of the Night Lords landing on Terra.
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Jul 27, 2021 15:04
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Philthy posted:Just lol the "leader" of the Night Lords landing on Terra. Never heard of him.
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Jul 27, 2021 23:36
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I thought they were an autonomous collective
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Jul 28, 2021 09:33
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Finished the Saturnine audiobook and it just owns from beginning to end. Crole's last stand owned, Abaddon's last (tbdtm) stand owned, Fulgrim getting dunked on owned, Oll facing Angron and verbally abusing his deity in an attempt to not poo poo his pants owned. Just all-around amazing work by Jonathan Keeble and Emma Gregory. Gonna leave a review for it, let's see what other folks thought...  Oh...  /edit: Eh, it's a year+ old, but let me slap some spoiler tags on that
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Jul 28, 2021 17:35
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Honestly, every time I see a reference to modern or ancient culture in 40k it always feels weird as hell. Like when scholars of ancient history know french or english or whatever. The setting is more than 3 times further ahead in history than all of human recorded history up to this point; why would any vestige of today survive until then through multiple apocalypses and active attempts to erase history?
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Jul 28, 2021 17:42
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Preechr posted:Honestly, every time I see a reference to modern or ancient culture in 40k it always feels weird as hell. Like when scholars of ancient history know french or english or whatever. The setting is more than 3 times further ahead in history than all of human recorded history up to this point; why would any vestige of today survive until then through multiple apocalypses and active attempts to erase history? They (the authors) are up against it here. Yes, it would make more sense if their cultural references were to the dominant empires of the 20th-30th millenia, and everything in actual (real life) history was an obscure footnote. But that is extremely hard to make up convincingly on the fly. And existing, real world history has resonance with the readers and is there for the taking. As nonsensical as it is, I think hearing them blather on about the ancient philosophers of the gobbledegook empire of 23000-27000 AD would be more tiresome.
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Jul 28, 2021 18:01
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Preechr posted:Honestly, every time I see a reference to modern or ancient culture in 40k it always feels weird as hell. Like when scholars of ancient history know french or english or whatever. The setting is more than 3 times further ahead in history than all of human recorded history up to this point; why would any vestige of today survive until then through multiple apocalypses and active attempts to erase history? Nikola Tesla's skull is on Mars as a sacred relic.
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Jul 28, 2021 18:03
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Somewhere, someone is translating an ancient text about dodgy copper ingots.
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Jul 28, 2021 19:05
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It's fun when there's references to real world stuff but with a weird future spelling or something, but it can feel out of place when poorly done
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Jul 28, 2021 20:14
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Baron Porkface posted:I'm halfway through Mortis audiobook and have no idea why Ollianus pius and some friends are being flushed down some sort of time toilet. Do you care though? Weird warp poo poo is happening sums it up nicely imo.
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Jul 28, 2021 22:29
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Baron Porkface posted:I'm halfway through Mortis audiobook and have no idea why Ollianus pius and some friends are being flushed down some sort of time toilet. How many characters from the Horus heresy (and other places) are gonna get spit out in the current timeline to work with Guilliman? I'm half convinced Gaunt's Ghosts and the crusade hosts are gonna get stuck in the warp while transiting to Terra for a triumph and come out in time to save the day for Abaddons attack.
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Jul 28, 2021 22:53
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It’s *every astartes hero, perpetual and named character from 10000 years of history comes in with everything for a HUGE battle*
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Jul 28, 2021 22:57
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Demiurge4 posted:How many characters from the Horus heresy (and other places) are gonna get spit out in the current timeline to work with Guilliman? I'm half convinced Gaunt's Ghosts and the crusade hosts are gonna get stuck in the warp while transiting to Terra for a triumph and come out in time to save the day for Abaddons attack. That may have already happened. During the battle of Cadia, Trayzn brought some Imperial forces he had captured over the years. One of them was a squad of Tanith snipers.
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Jul 28, 2021 23:07
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:It’s It's the Ultimate Battle of Ultimate Destiny, of course everyone's invited.
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Jul 28, 2021 23:17
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Jul 28, 2021 23:17
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Z the IVth posted:It's the Ultimate Battle of Ultimate Destiny, of course everyone's invited. If there is no spoof animation/song if it turns into this then you might as well destroy the internet.
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Jul 29, 2021 00:03
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Ego-bot posted:That may have already happened. Trazyn was there?
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Jul 29, 2021 00:15
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Miguel Prado posted:Trazyn was there? Trazyn was like seriously involved with it.
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Jul 29, 2021 00:30
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Yep, Trazyn played a big part. Basically, he went "oh poo poo if Chaos wins I'm never going to complete some of my collections!" so he rolled up to Cadia with a bunch of pokeballs loaded up with all sorts of Imperial forces thought long since lost to the warp. Tanith snipers, pre-Heresy Space Marines, Inquisitorial entourages, etc.
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The idea of Trayzn facing down Abbadon and turning his cap backwards to show how serious things are is  Genghis Cohen posted:They (the authors) are up against it here. Yes, it would make more sense if their cultural references were to the dominant empires of the 20th-30th millenia, and everything in actual (real life) history was an obscure footnote. But that is extremely hard to make up convincingly on the fly. And existing, real world history has resonance with the readers and is there for the taking. As nonsensical as it is, I think hearing them blather on about the ancient philosophers of the gobbledegook empire of 23000-27000 AD would be more tiresome.
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