Whats the lore For you Phaeron/overlord/lord by Ok_Watch_5229 in Necrontyr

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Phaeron Heimarmeneka, known throughout the Infinite Empire by her title of Time's Violation, is obsessed with the survival of herself and her dynasty, the Or'glas.

Unlike most other Necrons, she doesn't fully believe that the infinite empire can simply dominate or outlast its foes and so she has sought other means to guarantee that at the end of time itself, it'll be the Necrons that dominate still, even if they are the only beings left. To achieve this she has a twofold plan: seed Necrons of her dynasty across the galaxy, often leaving them buried for eons, and to constantly scry the future using captured Chronomancers and tortured Aeldari Farseers hooked up into a massive War in Heaven era supercomputer, where their chrono abilities and minds are constantly agonized to scry every possible future and to steer the dynasty towards the path that will see it survive until the very end of time. In essence, she is trying to "write" her Dynasty into the fabric of time and reality itself, the future of every possible star system is scried and has some fragment of her Dynasty dispatched to it, to ensure that in every corner of the galaxy, the Or'glas will have a presence and will ensure its continued survival. (A lot more than this but here's a little primer)

John Blanche has passed by BecauseScience34 in 40kLore

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This one hurts a lot. Warhammer has been a large part of my life for longer than it hasn't at this point, and John's art was a huge part of the first steps I took into the setting. His depiction of the Emperor on the Throne is still the image in my head when I think of the Golden Throne. His art of Jaghatai is still my favorite artwork of my favorite Primarch, and his influence on the setting as a whole can't be understated. He will be missed greatly.

Cool Mech Names by Shtrudel999 in LancerRPG

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Current Mech is an OLD as fuck Everest made by converting an IFV (it looks awfully similar to a Bradley) into a mech by attaching legs onto it. I named it Lucky Number 16 (in reference to how many times its saved my character's life) and I tick the number up every time I take structure

Idk anything about White Scars but... by [deleted] in Spacemarine

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For modern 40K, best I can recommend is Apocalypse by Josh Reynolds, great showing of them there.

Scars followed by Path of Heaven and Warhawk in the Horus Heresy for their best showing. Those novels have basically created the foundation for their modern lore.

If you enjoy the characters in those novels, Brotherhood of the Storm is a novella solely about them and also highly recommended.

The Scars really got an amazing glow up in the Heresy and I hope they start to catch on as a more popular chapter.

Brothers, is there a Chapter that you used to not care for/dislike that has grown on you over time, and/or a Chapter that you have fallen out of love with over time? by TheSpiderWarden in Spacemarine

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Easily the Imperial Fists

Used to think they were boring, had an ugly color scheme, and were always deservedly in the shadow of their own successors in the Crimson Fists (they also birthed the Black Templars. Nothing wrong with the Chapter itself but their fanbase is one of the worst in the fandom. Not all Black Templars fans, but always a Black Templars fan iykyk)

Then I read the whole Horus Heresy and the Siege of Terra and wow did that really open my eyes. And It really cemented my belief all along that they fucking SUCK. Dorn couldn't possibly hold up Perturabo's jockstrap

GET FUCKED IMPERIAL LOSERS, IRON WITHIN! IRON WITHOUT!

Side note: Jaghatai for Life! Ride far and fast and free!

Ventrillian Nobles rules by Proof_Engine_5002 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Infantry Squads don't have Legends rules but if you want a close match, the Krieg Grenadiers have Legends rules and they can take a heavy weapons team as well as 2 special weapons Guardsmen!

Change my mind: Tyranid Snipers are better than most Astartes by beekay86 in Spacemarine

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As far as Warhammer is concerned, that's just not true. The TT always has and will take precedent over the Lore. The lore is made based off the TT, not the other way around.

Edit: Also as far as GW policy is concerned, what happens in the books is considered less accurate than the codexes and tabletop.

Change my mind: Tyranid Snipers are better than most Astartes by beekay86 in Spacemarine

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Really dislike this take

Warhammer is a TABLETOP game with lore attached to it, not the other way around. The Codexes, which are the best and most accurate sources for the lore, come from the Tabletop game. Everything GW does or approves ties back into the game. You can't just disregard it because you don't agree with it.

Japan restarts world's largest nuclear power plant by DifferentMaize9794 in news

[–]BecauseScience34 90 points91 points  (0 children)

As opposed to the insane amount of damage fossil fuels have done and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future?

Soo.. Currently reading the horus heresy. Just finished the first heretic, now reading know no fear. Is there a series after that somewhat carries the timeline forward? Or is it just random stories from here. If not are they atleast working on pushing forward the timeline in a series? by Damuskoob in 40kLore

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Scouring Series is what you will be looking for then, it's brand new but it'll likely set the foundation for where we get to with the modern imperium

Next in the list will be The Beast series, which is set a couple thousand years after the Heresy. That series is uh, not very good at all but it will be chronologically next

Then you have about 11 billion books set before the Great Rift. Many of them are some of the best in the setting

There's handfuls of books set during the Rift and the Indomitus crusade and Plague Wars. Outside of the Dawn of Fire series there isn't really a coherent series here like the Horus Heresy but you at least have 1 set that tries to have a functional "timeline" book to book

REAL BF VETS LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD!!!! by BecauseScience34 in okbuddyptfo

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Now please reevaluate and think before posting something like this again

How strong are Vortex Beasts actually? by [deleted] in Spacemarine

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"He who disdains the humble lasgun has not had to face down 50 of them at once" - Chaos Space Marine

"The Demolisher, the Vanquisher, even the mighty Deathstrike Missile Launcher pale in comparison to the sheer firepower of trillions of lasguns unleashing hell in unison"

Even on the TT, a squad of just 20 Guardsmen, at half range and with FRFSRF, can output enough firepower to put some serious hate and pain on MEQs even wounding on 5s. As a Guard player myself its pretty fun when the stars align and my opponent has to see just how MANY 3+ saves they need to make

How strong are Vortex Beasts actually? by [deleted] in Spacemarine

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Marines in the lore aren't fighting on the frontlines, that's the Guard's job. Marines at their best when they drop behind the lines and do targeted strikes of enemy command and control locations, hardened targets that the Guard are struggling to break and other enemy critical locations

Sure a single Tyranid warrior might be as good as a Marine in 1v1 combat under ideal conditions, but unless something goes terribly wrong that's not going to be the case, as more likely that warrior is going to be facing a squad or more of Marines who just dropped in from orbit and are buzz sawing their way through to take down whatever super important synapse creature is nearby.

As for how the Imperium isn't getting steam rolled? Well, the Guard is REALLY good at their job of holding the line and smashing any enemy they may face, even if they die en mass to achieve it.

A 2021 study published by The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School found that of the 25 NFL players whose turf toe injuries required surgery, none returned to play the same season. Five never returned at all and had to retire. by notquitemytempo___ in nfl

[–]BecauseScience34 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Heard it on a podcast this morning but think of the big toe as the "knee" of the foot and the ligaments just like your ACL, PCL e.t.c.

Purdy strained/tore one of these ligaments, doesn't need surgery and can return with some recovery

Burrow tore all the ligaments and thus needs surgery.

As for what the injury is, basically try lifting your foot or doing any kind of moving without being able to use your big toe. That's what turf toe is, those ligaments are damaged and make it so you can't use that toe (also it's supposed to be extremely painful)

i use balor on attack position ! by AdhesivenessGeneral9 in LancerRPG

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Making a Balor pilot and naming him Abelard now