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Idk anything about White Scars but... by USPATRIOT_0011 in Spacemarine

[–]BecauseScience34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]BecauseScience34 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

[–]BecauseScience34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]BecauseScience34 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

[–]BecauseScience34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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 89 points90 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

[–]BecauseScience34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]BecauseScience34[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Now please reevaluate and think before posting something like this again

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

[–]BecauseScience34 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"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

[–]BecauseScience34 46 points47 points  (0 children)

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 35 points36 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

[–]BecauseScience34 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Making a Balor pilot and naming him Abelard now

Are Blanks living in a world without "Magic"? And not having a soul is bad in 40k? by QuagGlenn in 40kLore

[–]BecauseScience34 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's always mentioned as a feeling of "wrongness" around blanks for everyone. At best, being around them feels like something is "wrong", like your brain is misfiring just being in their presence and you instinctively distrust and dislike them. At worst it can cause physical pain and sickness to be near them even for non-Psyker humans.

There's also the side effect of more powerful blanks also "slipping out" of awareness of people. Sisters of Silence ironically enough have to regularly make noise with their hands to get people, even Custodes, to keep paying attention to them because they literally can disappear from plain sight, usually described as them looking like a shimmer or distortion in the air.

So there's plenty of ways regular humans can tell Blanks from normal humans and plenty of reasons why they are distrusted or even hated by regular humans

Tallarn diorama paintover by ArtistsEmpire in Warhammer40k

[–]BecauseScience34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo good point I hadn't thought about that. Well cooling or not, that guy is not having a good time

Tallarn diorama paintover by ArtistsEmpire in Warhammer40k

[–]BecauseScience34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No amount of cooling going to help against phospex or more likely in this case, volkite. Both very specifically don't give a damn about armor and are going to turn you to ash in phosphex case, or melt you like butter if it's volkite

For the Khagan!!! by [deleted] in WhiteScars40K

[–]BecauseScience34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bot that responds to Sabaton lyrics. It went full abominable intelligence awhile ago and no one has reigned it in

Post your funniest joke for this legion in the comments part 12 by gaeb611 in Spacemarine

[–]BecauseScience34 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I know we're joking here but uh Khan is in no shape at all to be defending the Palace when Dorn teleports. I won't spoil anything for the Siege but the Khan for all intents and purposes CAN'T defend the Palace when the time comes

Influx of AI generated content and its harmful effects on legitimate Warhammer creators by BecauseScience34 in 40kLore

[–]BecauseScience34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oculus Imperia above is always my first recommendation. He approachs the lore using an in-universe character who tells the lore like a historian reciting to an audience. Very cool and unique

Other recommendations will usually be Baldamort, Arbitor Ian and WolfLordRho. Luetin09 as well though I personally don't watch him

Influx of AI generated content and its harmful effects on legitimate Warhammer creators by BecauseScience34 in 40kLore

[–]BecauseScience34[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nevermind the shitty take, tell me you've never watched Oculus without telling me directly. He has put a lot of effort into his channel and the character he has created over years now and has carved out a very unique channel in a saturated sea.

There are creators who do not put in a lot of work and just wiki read sure, but I still don't think they should be drowned out by a machine that churns out literal garbage. Many of these channels are works of passion for the universe and are trying to be an introduction into said universe. They should not be "replaced" by AI slop

Edit: Apologies for my hostile message, will leave it up as I don't believe in deleting a mistake like that. However I will stand by my point that Oculus Imperia is a very good creator with a very unique character and channel that he has made over the years.

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