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From the 1d4chan article:quote:Skarsnik battles the Skaven lead by Queek Head Taker for control of the Eight Peaks. Gobbla is killed after a Skaven Beastmaster he had previously eaten cuts it's way out of him, causing him to deflate and his brains to leak out of his head. Skarsnik is completely heartbroken and remains so (interestingly proving greenskins can feel emotional attachment and sadness lasting between battles), and after the Dwarfs collapse their halls to prevent Skaven or greenskins from taking it his army leaves the mountains for parts unknown.
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So which lead writer plays Skaven over at GW? They've already destroyed every human nation that isn't the Empire, it sounds like they're destroying the Dwarves in Thranquol, and now they're apparently punking Orcs & Goblins too. I know that Thorpe is apparently a huge Dark Elf fan, which explains a lot. edit: REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:Haven't Skaven historically been the one real unified threat in the WHFB world? Everyone else is too small or too disorganized. Business Gorillas fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Jan 17, 2015 |
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Jan 17, 2015 22:10
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Haven't Skaven historically been the one real unified threat in the WHFB world? Everyone else is too small or too disorganized.
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Jan 17, 2015 22:11
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:Haven't Skaven historically been the one real unified threat in the WHFB world? Everyone else is too small or too disorganized. They are about as disjointed as orcs. It's just sometime their god comes down and gets them to somewhat work together. Everyone forgets about the skaven after they are beaten, so nobody (but Dwarves who are too suborn to get help) really unites against them. With the Fellblade destroyed, Skaven are going to have a hard time dealing with Nagash.
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Jan 17, 2015 22:51
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:Haven't Skaven historically been the one real unified threat in the WHFB world? Everyone else is too small or too disorganized. Naw, the whole skaven culture is based on stepping on faces to advance your own position. Skaven will kill a good leader just because they want to be in charge. Sure, they Seem unified but thats because its the literal End times. Everyone else is also unifying, even the orcs and elves, because the world is ending. If it wasn't they'd go back to scheming their brothers death so that they'd get more food on the table.
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Jan 17, 2015 23:09
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The Their problem was always that every single skaven is so egotistical that he will always but his personal fortune ahead of his kin, to the point where one clan would destroy another while fighting against a common foe because the leader of the first clan thougt he might earn some small favour from the Council or whatever. Orcs fighting each other will lead to the weaker leader having his horde joining the other's waagh. When skaven fight each other, thousand of skaven will die and the one leader left standing could might as well die from an assassination the next evening.
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Jan 17, 2015 23:11
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So in conclusion, my gobbos will mount a massive offensive in what will be known as The War of the Squig. May Mork krump my enemy less for I shall not. Hihohe fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Jan 17, 2015 |
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Jan 17, 2015 23:28
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WINNERSH TRIANGLE posted:Some genuinely terrible thesaurus abuse/goofy purple prose going on here: It's actually real. Lizardmen domes flying into space is now Warhammer 
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Jan 18, 2015 00:53
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The Supreme Court posted:It's actually real. Lizardmen domes flying into space is now Warhammer Gotrek and Felix IN SPAAAAACE.
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Jan 18, 2015 01:30
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They can re introduce the Lizardmen in a big event in a couple years
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Jan 18, 2015 02:00
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And I'll only have to pay $60 to buy the book to play them again!
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Jan 18, 2015 02:59
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WFB: It's only Warhammer if the Reality Balls touch
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Jan 18, 2015 03:05
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RIP Lord Kroak 
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Jan 18, 2015 05:15
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Safety Factor posted:RIP Lord Kroak 
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Jan 18, 2015 05:58
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Do the End Times fluff go in sequential order or concurrently, would I miss something by skipping to Khaine over Glottkin?
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Jan 20, 2015 00:10
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Do the End Times fluff go in sequential order or concurrently, would I miss something by skipping to Khaine over Glottkin? Other than Glottkin being 100 times more awesome than Khaine? Naw, you won't be missing much.
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Jan 20, 2015 00:42
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Thanks, also, I was hoping to use the hype around The End Times to create interest in the line since the area really only plays 40k. I have a large Dark Elf army, a chaos warband battle box with extra mounted knights a couple of leaders and a giant. I figured on also picking up a Isle of Blood box and putting together a 750 point list for each and have open games for anyone interested. Anything I should watch out for in building the lists to keep the games fun for newcomers?
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Jan 20, 2015 01:52
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That sounds really cool, but rumours say Warhammer is about to fall apart (e.g. lizardmen are gone!) and it might be worth waiting to see what happens first.
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Jan 20, 2015 02:02
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It's strange however that a few months from such a massive revamp there aren't any rumor updates other than the sprinkles we've had.
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Jan 20, 2015 12:46
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OhDearGodNo posted:It's strange however that a few months from such a massive revamp there aren't any rumor updates other than the sprinkles we've had. Maybe because it won't actually be so massive.
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Jan 20, 2015 13:04
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OhDearGodNo posted:It's strange however that a few months from such a massive revamp there aren't any rumor updates other than the sprinkles we've had. People on the internet latching on to the most minor of things and blowing them out of proportion in their own little echo chambers? Naw, much more likely that Lizardmen will get squated. 
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Jan 20, 2015 13:56
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So how many of Teclis's "for the greater good" plans have resulted in horrible loses to the Forces of Order and destruction of the world in general? It seems like at least three by now. If Warhammer Balls Edition is the end result of all this I can't see what possible alternative he is avoiding that is so much worse.
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Jan 20, 2015 16:10
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OhDearGodNo posted:It's strange however that a few months from such a massive revamp there aren't any rumor updates other than the sprinkles we've had. I think the leaked timeline of everything going to poo poo during the new Skaven book, the pictures of the Screaming Bell/Plague Catapault/Karl Franz on round bases, and the leaked fluff of Kroak creating reality balls higher up on this page is enough to at least wait and see what's going to happen. I know I'd be supremely pissed if I blew a couple hundred dollars on a new force and then find out its invalidated a month from now or whenever 9th edition is supposed to drop.
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Jan 20, 2015 17:18
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I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. Its ended up making several websites and people are using it as proof of GW doing everything from switching to round bases and squatting Lizardmen. Kind of proves my point about how easy it is to literally make poo poo up about GW and have it be posted as gospel with absolutely no proof. Especially when a blog claimed credit for digging it up.
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Jan 20, 2015 17:30
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Doing the lord's work, Serious Gaylord. I salute you.
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Jan 20, 2015 17:43
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. 
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Jan 20, 2015 17:50
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Lizardmen abandoning the world by blasting off in space-globes would be great, because then I would have an in-universe reason that my army stays in a glass cabinet and never fights anyone!
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Jan 20, 2015 17:54
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. Did you fake the white dwarf cover too, the timeline, and the blurb about kroak as well? Encouraging people to invest a large amount of money in a product that may not exist at all in its current form in a couple months is a really lovely thing to do.
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Jan 20, 2015 18:02
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. Kudos to you. My favourite troll like this was a dude on WargamerAU scratch built a leman Russ from cardboard but it had the same design elements as the plastic baneblade. He primed it grey and then shared it around as proof of a new LR kit during the 5th ed IG release. Everyone swallowed it hook like and sinker .
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Jan 20, 2015 18:04
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gaylord if you have proof (I believe you, it would just be nice to get some real backup on this) you should post it in the GW Death Pool thread, there were a ton of pages about the whole thing and what it meant for GW's future lol
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Jan 20, 2015 18:05
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. Did you do all the old Tyranid rumors too? Or was that someone else on the forums?
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Jan 20, 2015 18:07
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Big Willy Style posted:Everyone swallowed it hook like and sinker . It's "Hook, line and sinker".
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Jan 20, 2015 18:11
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. do you play skaven? 
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serious gaylord posted:I kind of have to admit that the Karl Franz thing is entirely made up. I did it as an experiment to see how far it would reach based on nothing but absolute lies. I just shrunk down a Maulerfiend base to fit. Please don't poo poo up this thread. Keep it in the Death Pool thread. For my local escalation league, should I spend my extra 500 points next month on a Steam Tank, upgrade my level 2 of Shadow to level 4, or get a unit of Demigryphs? The Steam Tank will likely hold things up better but I'm not 100% sure.
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What's the rest of your list? Either Steam Tank or Demigryphs are good, it's just a matter of what else you're using.
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Jan 20, 2015 18:59
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:What's the rest of your list? Either Steam Tank or Demigryphs are good, it's just a matter of what else you're using. 1 Grand Master @ 259.0 Pts General; Barding; Full Plate Armor; Shield; Warhorse Runefang Opal Amulet 1 Grey Guardian (Shadow) @ 135.0 Pts Magic Level 2; Lore of Shadow Dispel Scroll 1 Captain of the Empire @ 198.0 Pts Lance; Full Plate Armor; Battle Standard; Pegasus Talisman of Preservation Enchanted Shield 1 Warrior Priest @ 135.0 Pts Barding; Prayers of Sigmar; Heavy Armour; Shield; Warhorse Obsidian Amulet Helm of the Skavenslayer Ironcurse Icon 34 Halberdiers @ 310.0 Pts Halberd; Light Armour; Standard; Musician 1 Sergeant 5 Det - Archer @ [35.0] Pts 5 Det - Archer @ [35.0] Pts 10 Archers @ 80.0 Pts Normal Bow; Musician 9 Reiksguard Knights @ 263.0 Pts Barding; Lance; Full Plate Armor; Shield; Standard; Musician; Warhorse Standard of Discipline 1 Helblaster Volley Gun @ 120.0 Pts Models in Army: 69 Total Army Cost: 1500.0 I need to throw in more core to meet the requirements still. Probably just more halberds and a bit of shooting.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Please don't poo poo up this thread. Keep it in the Death Pool thread. This is the Death Pool thread, can you take him back? We don't want him.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:20
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Either one would be pretty good; my gut is leaning towards Steam Tanks, to give you a better ranged presence. At 2000 points 9 Reiksguard are still a good unit and I don't think you need the Demigryphs yet.
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Babe Magnet posted:gaylord if you have proof (I believe you, it would just be nice to get some real backup on this) you should post it in the GW Death Pool thread, there were a ton of pages about the whole thing and what it meant for GW's future lol Well I posted the image in the death pool thread with a really flimsy excuse for its existence. Its a shrunken version of the maulerfiend base off the GW website. I didnt think it would be taken so seriously and figured it would be called out for the obvious forgery it was so quickly. I fully expect GW are going to round bases, as its an idiotic thing to do. Just dont use Karl Franz as proof. I cant take credit for the tyranid stuff though, that was another goon who did a masterful job on many other rumours too. serious gaylord fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:Either one would be pretty good; my gut is leaning towards Steam Tanks, to give you a better ranged presence. At 2000 points 9 Reiksguard are still a good unit and I don't think you need the Demigryphs yet. That's a good point actually. The Steam Tank will give me a cannon as well which will be pretty helpful at 2000 points.
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