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SRM posted:We don't have things like Heroquest or Space Crusade to get kids into the hobby, I don't really mind. I loved the kids Star Wars books when I was younger. Really should be encouraging your kids into a cheaper hobby like Heroine
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Moola posted:Really should be encouraging your kids into a cheaper hobby There's a heroine right on the cover of the books tho???
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SRM posted:There's a heroine right on the cover of the books tho??? How do we know she's not a heretic?
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SRM posted:There's a heroine right on the cover of the books tho??? noice
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How the gently caress are they going to incorporate the fact that in WH40K canon space elves literally hosed a hole into the universe and created a hermaphroditic god of hedonism into the children's book series
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May 21, 2018 20:53
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I'm the nerds losing their goddamn minds over this development. Also if that Orlock kid doesn't have a Brooklyn accent I'll be deeply disappointed.
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Screaming Idiot posted:How the gently caress are they going to incorporate the fact that in WH40K canon space elves literally hosed a hole into the universe and created a hermaphroditic god of hedonism into tue children's book series They'll just skip all those parts, just like the Bible
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SteelMentor posted:I'm the nerds losing their goddamn minds over this development. This is the good part. The actual books are cool as hell and it's a good thing for GW to be doing.
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At that age I was already knee deep into WH40k Rogue Trader and had a small Eldar army. I didn't know how to play because I was a stupid kid, but I liked the lore and doom and gloom because in six more years I would hit a pretty good goth streak. I tried to keep the photos of the boob monsters away from my parents tho. I miss the 80s. Philthy fucked around with this message at 21:09 on May 21, 2018 |
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May 21, 2018 21:05
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Screaming Idiot posted:How the gently caress are they going to incorporate the fact that in WH40K canon space elves literally hosed a hole into the universe and created a hermaphroditic god of hedonism into tue children's book series The Eldar had ice cream for dinner every night until the god of tummyaches came, and took all their ice cream away. Now, some of them are bullies who beat up others for their delicious soul ice-cream, and other have taken jobs as clowns to get invited to other race's birthday parties.
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Like, I'm not opposed to having children's books, because let's face it, this stuff is for kids anyway, I'm just wondering how they'll adapt the canon for kids.
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May 21, 2018 21:48
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Giant Isopod posted:The Eldar had ice cream for dinner every night until the god of tummyaches came, and took all their ice cream away. Now, some of them are bullies who beat up others for their delicious soul ice-cream, and other have taken jobs as clowns to get invited to other race's birthday parties. This is as good as an excuse for the Harlequin army as any I've seen.
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Screaming Idiot posted:Like, I'm not opposed to having children's books, because let's face it, this stuff is for kids anyway, I'm just wondering how they'll adapt the canon for kids. I can't say for certain how I would have reacted to 40K as a child (I was already 19 when the original Rogue Trader appeared), but I have to suspect I'd have thought it was super  A bigger issue is that they seem to be trying to tap a market that can't possibly afford their product immediately.
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Their parents sure as hell can.
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Nerds are losing their loving gourds over this. https://twitter.com/adembskibowden/status/998625815695908866
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Screaming Idiot posted:Like, I'm not opposed to having children's books, because let's face it, this stuff is for kids anyway, I'm just wondering how they'll adapt the canon for kids. The same way they did for Space Crusade in the 90s I would imagine (it had (I've just checked) a recommended age of 10 and up). Which came out within 2 years of the "realms of chaos" suppliments for WFB/WHRPG/Rogue Trader which was the only GW product I ever remember seeing with a "mature readers only" warning. They'll just not mention any of the really tragically edgy stuff.
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I feel bad for all the kids who won't have juice
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muggins posted:Nerds are losing their loving gourds over this. ADB is, unsurprisingly, correct about all of this. Khorn Syrup Blood for the Blood God.
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Screaming Idiot posted:Like, I'm not opposed to having children's books, because let's face it, this stuff is for kids anyway, I'm just wondering how they'll adapt the canon for kids. Honestly, I don't think they have to address the canon at all. They can just be adventures in a setpiece world - that world's backstory being one of imperial genocide / war with gently caress-demons from hell-space / completely different imperial genocide - doesn't ever have to come up. Then later on, when Timmy is a little older he'll read the backstory of the place where his favorite children's story happened and think "whoa! so, grim, so dark!" It's not a bad hook, really.
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I somehow didn't realize HeroQuest was Warhammer and never heard of Space Crusade. Holy lord these Necrons look incredible, why can't they look like this now?!  Giant Isopod posted:Honestly, I don't think they have to address the canon at all. They can just be adventures in a setpiece world - that world's backstory being one of imperial genocide / war with gently caress-demons from hell-space / completely different imperial genocide - doesn't ever have to come up. I'm honestly surprised they didn't start with YA since that's poo poo is all gruesome/oppressive/grimdark, but I assume if this stuff takes off they could easily transition that audience into new YA Warhammer fiction as it ages up. mango sentinel fucked around with this message at 23:50 on May 21, 2018 |
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mango sentinel posted:I somehow didn't realize HeroQuest was Warhammer and never heard of Space Crusade. See, thats the weird thing to me; Thats rogue trader era 40K. There were no necrons. The first time I saw necron miniatures for 40K years later I thought "Huh. They've made an army of the Chaos Android from Space Crusade?".
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That would explain it, I thought Necrons were a later addition and I guess I was right with my first instinct. Sad they went with Space Terminators instead of reusing these ghoulbots. Some enterprising 3rd party should make those heads.
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May 22, 2018 00:20
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I'm the babby adeptus mechanicus. 
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Screaming Idiot posted:How the gently caress are they going to incorporate the fact that in WH40K canon space elves literally hosed a hole into the universe and created a hermaphroditic god of hedonism into the children's book series Slaanesh will be retconned into the chaos god of bullying. Eldar were just giving so many swirlies.
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The Moon Monster posted:Slaanesh will be retconned into the chaos god of bullying. Eldar were just giving so many swirlies. Nah Khorne is bullying. WEDGIES FOR THE WEDGIE GOD, SWIRLIES IN THE SWIRLY THRONE
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The little girl with the hammer is goddamn adorable and I will hear no nay-saying about novels involving her.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:The little girl with the hammer is goddamn adorable and I will hear no nay-saying about novels involving her. Judging from fans of the hobby, I am super uncomfortable about how they will react to these stories on down the line as well as the influx of children into the hobby. Like, I would not trust the dude with the MLP army around kids.
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OH NO, NOT THE WH40K CANON!
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Screaming Idiot posted:Judging from fans of the hobby, I am super uncomfortable about how they will react to these stories on down the line as well as the influx of children into the hobby. Like, I would not trust the dude with the MLP army around kids. c'mon Alessio Cavatore isn't that bad.
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I want to see Inquisitor Frizzle's Magic Black Ship. Just replace the lizard with a servo skull and you're set.
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Yeah the Venn diagram of neckbeards convinced of sjw conspiracies and 40K players, it's like two circles overlapping each other a hundred percent
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A hijab? How dare you bring up items with religious connotation in the Warhammer universe?
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This is probably the best thing GW has ever done
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MizPiz posted:After some thoughts and prayers, I've decided to just go ahead and post this, even though doesn't really belong in the thread
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mango sentinel posted:I somehow didn't realize HeroQuest was Warhammer and never heard of Space Crusade.
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Tin Tim posted:Yo I need some nerd expert to help me out. Peep that anime robit on the right. I know that I bought a box with something like this on vacation when I was real young but I just can't find out what series it came from because I'm pretty sure that the ones I bought were fakes Its the Orguss from Super DImension Century Orguss.
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muggins posted:Yeah the Venn diagram of neckbeards convinced of sjw conspiracies and 40K players, it's like two circles overlapping each other a hundred percent Making lovely people angry is extremely good Tin Tim posted:I'm the al pacino marine btw He got around 
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SRM posted:He got around "Do you know what a heretic is? A heretic is an astartes that don't fly straight."
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AndyElusive posted:ADB is, unsurprisingly, correct about all of this. ADB posted:We're not holders of the eternal flame. EthanSteele posted:Its the Orguss from Super DImension Century Orguss.
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