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Uncle w Benefits posted:I just ordered the special edition of Lorgar: Bearer of the Word for $65. 
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berzerkmonkey posted:I've been put off by the mess that is the AoS background, and have avoided the books (possibly fueled out of spite from the Old World fiasco,) but I have heard that a few are alright. There's a new one coming out that actually focuses on humans (Eight Lamentations: Spear of Shadows,) so people are excited for it. It's an open vote apparently. "The novel follows Arkas Warbeast, Lord-Celestant of the Celestial Vindicators, in his quest to recapture Ursungorod, a snow-wreathed tundra in the realm of Ghur. Warbeast must confront both the forces of Chaos and his memories of the past, and the story combines the grand cosmic struggles of the Age of Sigmar with a close look at life in the Mortal Realms. It’s a rich, fascinating and exciting book, one that stands both as a cracking read on its own and a great insight into the Stormcast Eternals and their foes." Sounds poo poo tbh Syncopated fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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Jul 18, 2017 19:10
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Book is going to own.
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Jul 18, 2017 19:11
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Come on, it's loving Gav Thorpe.
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Deptfordx posted:So an Age of Sigmar novel won this years best novel Gemell award. you couldn't pay me to read a loving Gav Thorpe book
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Jul 18, 2017 21:13
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Was it Gav or Graham that would interrupt the flow of a fight sequence to describe each and every piece of equipment worn by all 30 characters involved in excruciating and hyper-analytical detail?
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Jul 18, 2017 21:31
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That would be Gav.
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Jul 18, 2017 21:41
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Who wrote Vulkan Lives? Also look at this glaring typo in the Black Library auto-email quote:Thanks for placing an order with Black Library. Our stock-servitors are working to process it now, and we’ll let you know when they’ve finished and it’s ready to be downloaded or despatched. Here are your order details. Keep them safe in case you need to get in touch:
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Jul 18, 2017 22:50
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Despatch is a legit spelling, just kinda outdated.
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Uncle w Benefits posted:Who wrote Vulkan Lives? Doesn't Nick Kyme have exclusivity when it comes to Salamander stories?
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Immanentized posted:Doesn't Nick Kyme have exclusivity when it comes to Salamander stories? It was Nick Kyme. I couldn't finish that book it was so dreadful. Gav Thorpe can't be worse. I've been able to finish every HH book I've purchased except Vulkan Lives.
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Jul 18, 2017 23:17
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Maybe it's like the Graham McNeil phenomenon where most of the stuff he writes is unimpressive, except for when he writes Mechanicum stuff and then hot drat it's the best stuff anyone's written about Mechanicum stuff, by far. Where when they hit just the right part of the setting that they're good at, and produce something really good.
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Uncle w Benefits posted:I just ordered the special edition of Lorgar: Bearer of the Word for $65. Friend that seems 57$ dumb
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Jul 19, 2017 03:02
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Just got the Perturabo limited edition too 
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Quick new lore question. With the new huge warp storm, can the imperials on the far side not see the astronomicon? I thought you just couldn't travel through the storm, but no warp travel for half the emperium is a pretty big deal if so.
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Jul 19, 2017 15:47
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The cadian gate still exists in the form of a passage called the Gauntlet which connects both sides of the imperium through the warp storm.
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Moose-Alini posted:Quick new lore question. With the new huge warp storm, can the imperials on the far side not see the astronomicon? I thought you just couldn't travel through the storm, but no warp travel for half the emperium is a pretty big deal if so. I think it's either that, or the astronomicon is very dim.
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Jul 19, 2017 16:33
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Uncle w Benefits posted:Just got the Perturabo limited edition too Give me money and I will write you some bespoke fanfiction about your favorite primarch.
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Jul 19, 2017 16:49
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VanSandman posted:Give me money and I will write you some bespoke fanfiction about your favorite primarch. Only if it includes Anal plugs
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Waroduce posted:Only if it includes Anal plugs $0.09 per word. $0.11 if I have to put repeat instances of "wet leopard growl".
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VanSandman posted:Give me money and I will write you some bespoke fanfiction about your favorite primarch. Magnus, and make it a Mashup with sailor moon.
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Moose-Alini posted:Quick new lore question. With the new huge warp storm, can the imperials on the far side not see the astronomicon? I thought you just couldn't travel through the storm, but no warp travel for half the emperium is a pretty big deal if so. Yeah the fluff mentions that the light of the astronomican can't be seen on the other side of the Great Rift. So yes, that side is kinda hosed right now. Arcsquad12 posted:The cadian gate still exists in the form of a passage called the Gauntlet which connects both sides of the imperium through the warp storm. The fluff mentions that there are temporary rifts appearing intermittently but the Nachmund Gauntlet is the main way through. It's also held by a Tyrant King (Kaligius  ) which makes going through a lot harder for the loyalists. So it's kinda an inverse Cadian Gate pretty much. Which is both hilarious and dumb at the same time.
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Jul 20, 2017 13:08
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Is there a schedule for the primarch books to follow?
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Cooked Auto posted:Yeah the fluff mentions that the light of the astronomican can't be seen on the other side of the Great Rift. So yes, that side is kinda hosed right now. What's a tyrant king, besides both a tyrant and a king?
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Syncopated posted:What's a tyrant king, besides both a tyrant and a king? I like to think that they are mainly victims of having a bad public relations department. Tyrant Kings are probably better leaders on the whole than your average planetary governor, just by virtue of having the skills and personality to be able to win a planet or system by merit (and maybe the odd warp power here or there) rather than inheritance.
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Syncopated posted:What's a tyrant king, besides both a tyrant and a king? It should be noted that Warp Travel can still be done with out the Astronomicon. It's just way way more dangerous. And there is a device that can be used for Navigation and don't need the Astronomicon. (Which is why the Navigators had them outlawed. ) MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Jul 22, 2017 |
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Jul 22, 2017 02:49
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Rather than going directly from A to B, it becomes multiple hops too as they figure out where they are. It's like switching from GPS to navigating by stars and compass and then making course corrections.
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You mean warp travel is like navigating with stars and compass, but warp travel without Astronomican is like navigating with stars and compass, except when you're moving there are no loving stars or compass.
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Jul 22, 2017 12:27
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And the ocean is actively trying to make you capsize.
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Shockeh posted:And the ocean is actively trying to make you capsize. Gnawing hungrily at the protective gheller(?) shell around the ship like it's a Tootsie Pop ready to crack so it can get at the sweet sweet center that is the crew's souls.
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What with a lot of planets relying on water and food imports, lack of reliable warp travel seems like a pretty devastating problem.
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Moose-Alini posted:What with a lot of planets relying on water and food imports, lack of reliable warp travel seems like a pretty devastating problem. Also the fact that due to warp fucker the Noctis Aeterna lasted centuries or millenia for some of the planets that were cut off.
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Moose-Alini posted:What with a lot of planets relying on water and food imports, lack of reliable warp travel seems like a pretty devastating problem. True, but I imagine that most densely-populated planets are supplied by a nearby agri-world, in the same system or not that far away. Or else, any warp storm or delay would cause entire hive worlds to eat themselves.
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Sephyr posted:Or else, any warp storm or delay would cause entire hive worlds to eat themselves.
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I'm three books deep into the Gaunt series and working on my fourth, and... does Abnett ever understand bolt weapons? It seems like he's treating them like .22 rounds now.
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PantsOptional posted:I'm three books deep into the Gaunt series and working on my fourth, and... does Abnett ever understand bolt weapons? It seems like he's treating them like .22 rounds now. Comissariat bolt pistols are smaller versions of the bolters carried by astartes.
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Alternative pants posted:Comissariat bolt pistols are smaller versions of the bolters carried by astartes. Yeah, but they're still explosive gyrojet rounds. It seems like they're always pinging off of people's helmets or leaving flesh wounds or something when they should be so much nastier. (Spoilers for Necropolis: hell, one them gets blocked by a luckily placed piece of jewelry. )
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Not all bolt rounds are the same. Could just be firing standard rounds.
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Also they don't explode until they're inside the target, so if they get deflected by something dense and deformable like a big chunk of gold they won't detonate.
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Sephyr posted:True, but I imagine that most densely-populated planets are supplied by a nearby agri-world, in the same system or not that far away. Or else, any warp storm or delay would cause entire hive worlds to eat themselves. It's called grimdark.
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