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Using small words can someone explain The Dark King to me?
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May 22, 2023 20:27
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It's all guesswork until EatD2. Ultimately though, the Heresy seems to have been waged to bring about an entity known as the Dark King. Guesses range from a new chaos god to the eternally crippled emperor.
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May 22, 2023 20:40
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notaspy posted:Using small words can someone explain The Dark King to me? Behold the Dark King 
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May 22, 2023 21:07
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The clearest explanation is that what happened to the Eldar wasn’t a one-off but the “inevitable” result of any species reaching a sufficient level psychic development, and humanity is reaching that point. The Dark King is the Chaos god that would be born from the apotheosis and sacrifice of humanity. The reason the Chaos Gods worked so hard and invested so much energy - and took such a tremendous risk - to make the Heresy happen is that the Emperor’s grand project was to save humanity from this fate by permanently cutting them off from the Warp. They had to stop Him in order for the Dark King to be born. This explains a lot of stuff, incidentally - why the Emperor felt He had to act with what Erda calls “unseemly haste,” why the birth of Slaanesh triggered Him to embark on this stage of His plan, why the Chaos Gods care so drat much who rules over a bunch of mortals anyways. It also explains what happened on Molech; the Emperor went through the portal, the Chaos Gods offered Him the position of Dark King, and He accepted with no intention of actually following through. When Horus went through the Chaos Gods offered him the role instead and explained what he’d have to do to get it. This is why after Molech, Horus began to appear more distant and insane. In-universe the characters, up to and including the Emperor, appear to believe that the entire Heresy is a mass sacrifice ritual meant to empower Horus to ascend as the Dark King. However there’s some hints that the Heresy is actually a trap laid for the Emperor by the Chaos Gods and that the goal is to force Him to unleash His full power inside the Vengeful Spirit, an active Warp/real space overlay, at a moment of great ritual significance coinciding with the sacrificial deaths of billions.
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May 22, 2023 21:10
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The Wraithbone Phoenix did a really good job of introducing a dozen factions and then having them go to war over the titular xenosculpture. Well written slices of life as well.
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May 22, 2023 21:24
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Finished Trazyn and Orikan's Excellent Adventure. The final action sequence dragged a bit and I lost focus several times, but other than that it was excellent, and it's a rare BL book that manages to pull off a truly great final action sequence imo. Onto The Hollow Mountain.
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May 22, 2023 22:37
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I want another aspect book on the Eldar but for Warp Spiders. I assume they’re just the most deranged and ork like eldar around. Teleporting momentarily into the warp which specifically wants to eat their souls because they can’t be arsed to walk.
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May 23, 2023 00:15
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Plucky Brit posted:Sanguinius already had his moment beating (and humiliating) Daemonic Angron. Beating Horus as well would be a step too far. This is the biggest flaw in my prediction tbh
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May 23, 2023 07:11
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Warhammer Boltgun is out. It's a ton of fun. Feels appropriately heavy as far as your character and the weapons go. Tons of gore and secrets and powerups. Definitely recommend.
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May 23, 2023 17:40
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I appreciate boltgun reviving the “talk poo poo” button from 50 cent blood on the sand.
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May 23, 2023 19:07
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D-Pad posted:Warhammer Boltgun is out. It's a ton of fun. Feels appropriately heavy as far as your character and the weapons go. Tons of gore and secrets and powerups. Definitely recommend. Agreed, although our Ultramarine pal is suprisingly agile, somehow he can accelerate in mid air and launch himself to chainsaw fools, I love it.
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May 23, 2023 19:35
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Just more proof that Doomguy is one of the two missing Primarchs.
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May 23, 2023 20:13
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Man I want a physical copy of Boltgun pretty badly. Any word on whether that’s gonna exist?
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May 23, 2023 20:25
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I hope someone starts making Cadia and Armageddon WADs.
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May 23, 2023 20:32
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:The clearest explanation is that what happened to the Eldar wasn’t a one-off but the “inevitable” result of any species reaching a sufficient level psychic development, and humanity is reaching that point. The Dark King is the Chaos god that would be born from the apotheosis and sacrifice of humanity. And on that note, have they said word one about End and the Death Part 2 yet? Literally anything beyond when they announced that the "last" Siege book would be EatD part 1 and Abnett would be writing both parts?
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May 23, 2023 20:54
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If the Emp was a real god like Gork and Mork he would've already ascended and kicked rear end. Once again the Orks have it the best in the setting.
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May 23, 2023 21:06
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:Man I want a physical copy of Boltgun pretty badly. Any word on whether that’s gonna exist? how many discs does it come on
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May 23, 2023 21:24
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:The clearest explanation is that what happened to the Eldar wasn’t a one-off but the “inevitable” result of any species reaching a sufficient level psychic development, and humanity is reaching that point. The Dark King is the Chaos god that would be born from the apotheosis and sacrifice of humanity. I'm guessing they'll stick with the beginning of your last paragraph because there will be an ocean of middle aged man tears if they don't get their dream scenario exactly as they've always imagined.
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May 23, 2023 21:51
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I’m sure Abnett will nail the ending
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May 23, 2023 22:02
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euphronius posted:I’m sure Abnett will nail the ending The book will end with the dying Emperor whispering like a wet leopard growl to Rogal Dorn, calling it now.
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May 23, 2023 22:12
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Angry Lobster posted:The book will end with the dying Emperor whispering like a wet leopard growl to Rogal Dorn, calling it now. "I was there the day that Horus killed me, the Emperor"
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May 23, 2023 23:01
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von Metternich posted:"I was there the day that Horus killed me, the Emperor" Actual lol
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May 23, 2023 23:05
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I'm pretty sure that the Golden throne is necron technology and the necrons could fix it if they wanted to, which they don't. This is based on nothing
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May 23, 2023 23:58
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It might be eldar, per implications in Carrion Throne.
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May 24, 2023 01:02
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sharknado slashfic posted:It might be eldar, per implications in Carrion Throne. I thought that they basically confirm this in the book?
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May 24, 2023 01:50
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sharknado slashfic posted:It might be eldar, per implications in Carrion Throne.
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May 24, 2023 01:51
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The Throne is built out of all sorts of crazy stuff, wrathbone included. Emps looted the entire galaxy to make it.
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May 24, 2023 01:58
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sharknado slashfic posted:It might be eldar, per implications in Carrion Throne. its both
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May 24, 2023 02:47
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I haven't read it in a while tbh.
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May 24, 2023 05:21
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There's conflicting in-book stories about Big E finding or making the Throne, which I take to mean he found the core of it and then built everything else around it.
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May 24, 2023 07:05
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*Emperor ascending to become the 5th Chaos Power* "You're probably wondering how I got here?" *Baba O'Riley kicks in*
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May 24, 2023 08:44
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Angry Lobster posted:Agreed, although our Ultramarine pal is suprisingly agile, somehow he can accelerate in mid air and launch himself to chainsaw fools, I love it. Not that surprising really. Space Marines are tanks that can do parkour and ballet. If they weren't the "Can breakdance through a 12 heavy bolter crossfire while doing their taxes" Eldar would have wiped them out ages ago. Boltgun made a great first impression though. Chainsaw charged at a dude on a ramp and got stuck in the floor. Quick reload fixed it and it hasn't happened again since though. DaysBefore posted:The Throne is the British Museum i thought that was just trazyn Flytrap fucked around with this message at 11:11 on May 24, 2023 |
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May 24, 2023 10:10
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wiegieman posted:The Throne is built out of all sorts of crazy stuff, wrathbone included. Emps looted the entire galaxy to make it. The Throne is the British Museum
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May 24, 2023 10:49
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Boltgun and all is good and great, but where the gently caress is Spears of The Emperor 2??? Black Legion 3?? A date for the second part of End and Death? I understand that books aren’t the main income for Games Workshop but I was really let down by Son of The Forest, I need something new and gripping, now.
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May 24, 2023 11:52
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EmbryoSteve posted:I'm pretty sure that the Golden throne is necron technology and the necrons could fix it if they wanted to, which they don't. 41k endgame... the custodes find the throne missing and Trazyn gets a new piece for his collection
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May 24, 2023 13:15
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Flytrap posted:Not that surprising really. Space Marines are tanks that can do parkour and ballet. If they weren't the "Can breakdance through a 12 heavy bolter crossfire while doing their taxes" Eldar would have wiped them out ages ago. Once again Astartes really nails the effect. They plod along like tanks because they don't give a poo poo about your puny weapons but when they need to they can really move.
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May 24, 2023 13:32
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What was the Throne *originally* supposed to do? Not just before it became Emps' life support, but before Magnus hosed up the Webway portal and someone had to sit in it to plug the hole.
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May 24, 2023 14:38
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Emps was using it as a focusing device, basically. Before Magnus hosed up it allowed the Emperor to keep a significant chunk of the warp compromised webway insulated and safe for human habitation.
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May 24, 2023 14:41
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NihilCredo posted:What was the Throne *originally* supposed to do? Not just before it became Emps' life support, but before Magnus hosed up the Webway portal and someone had to sit in it to plug the hole. Be a portal/major nexus into the Webway for humanity.
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May 24, 2023 14:47
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Think Professor X's Cerebro but amped up to Warhammer excessiveness.
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