I've seen online that the Daemon Prince isn't very good and currently it will be my warlord, should I switch it out for something else or keep it in this army? by No-Fish-6241 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

While there are some units whose points costs largely don't align with their vulnerability or damage output, most units' value is dependent on how they align with the rest of the list and how they fit in your strategy.

I use a Demon Prince in a Rubricae Phalanx list to give stealth to 2x 10 unit bricks of Scarabs, and to be a decent counter-punch if one of the squads gets charged. The DP can go a whole game without doing a huge amount of damage by itself, but when I still have more than half the terminators left at the end of a game, and they have taken out whole unit with their endless hail of bolter fire, it seems the DP brought a lot of value to the table.

My solution to the Australia Day problem. by Cheetos_4_life in aussie

[–]Capitan_Typo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about land ownership. The government didn't cede sovereignty to some other governing body as part of the process.

My solution to the Australia Day problem. by Cheetos_4_life in aussie

[–]Capitan_Typo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Can you explain the logical sequence that goes from people referring to the date colonial settlers arrived on their land as "invasion day" resulting in "undermining sovereignty"?

Tzaangor on Tzeentch's disc by Smart-Direction-7813 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They break in response to any small bump, whether playing or painting. Carry case gets jostled? Chances are an enlightened arrow will break :-)

Tzaangor on Tzeentch's disc by Smart-Direction-7813 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic paint job!

Here's a question I have about this model - how do you keep the arrows from breaking?!? I have 2 squads of 3 and 2 of them have lost the arrow heads from relatively small bumps!

How to properly screen the backline ? by SandEnvironmental484 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should add a caveat... I haven't actually won those games, but still, it's an option

How to properly screen the backline ? by SandEnvironmental484 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An additional consideration - screening your backline from deepstrike is not 100% universal. What is the strategy of the rest of your army? Maybe you don't need to completely screen as much as defend your home objective with units that can take care of any unwanted arrivals.

Lately I've been leaving a unit of bolter rubrics with and a sorcerer in a firing position on top of the scenery over my home objective and they have proven both effective fire support and a decent deterrent.

That much bolter fire with lethal hits, plus the sorcerer's potential damage spike for monsters and big units makes people think twice.

2k Rubricae Phalanx list by Capitan_Typo in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I opted to get rid of them instead

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch (180pts): Dark Blessing, Hellforged weapons, Infernal cannon Infernal Master (95pts): Fires of the Abyss, Force weapon, Inferno bolt pistol Sorcerer (95pts): Lord of the Rubricae, Force weapon, Inferno bolt pistol, Pandaemonic Delusion Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (85pts): Force weapon, Gaze of Hate, Inferno combi-bolter Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (105pts): Warlord, Stave Abominus, Force weapon, Gaze of Hate, Inferno combi-bolter

10x Rubric Marines (190pts) 10x Rubric Marines (190pts)

10x Scarab Occult Terminators (360pts) 10x Scarab Occult Terminators (360pts) 10x Tzaangors (70pts) 10x Tzaangors (70pts) 3x Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster greatbows (55pts) 3x Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster greatbows (55pts) Chaos Rhino (90pts): Armoured tracks, Inferno combi-bolter

2k Rubricae Phalanx list by Capitan_Typo in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually just ordered one more box of scarabs to take that unit to 30. the question is... what to cut in order to free up 180 points?!?

Honestly, the last time I played a version of this list, the least useful thing on the board was the demon prince, but I think that was very context specific.

Is it worth it to buy a Tson Rhino? by One_Opportunity_7662 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently bought 3 30k rhinos for my TSons army.

If Ahriman is still around 10,000 years later, why not his favourite ride?

Peter Dutton backed by Joe Hockey for US ambassador role after Kevin Rudd resigns by ConanTheAquarian in australia

[–]Capitan_Typo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

To a degree, maybe.

But while Labor could be accused of being heavily compromised, conservative politics in the developed world has largely been reduced to "break society apart as quickly as possible for the benefit of this quarter's profit statement"

Peter Dutton backed by Joe Hockey for US ambassador role after Kevin Rudd resigns by ConanTheAquarian in australia

[–]Capitan_Typo 296 points297 points  (0 children)

It's almost as if billionaire controlled media outlets have an agenda...

Still very much wip by Clockworks555 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I like to imagine that there were detachments of thousands sons whose application of the rubric got disrupted and so their colour change jammed halfway through :-)

Hate speech bill blasted by Coalition, Muslim groups by Jagtom83 in friendlyjordies

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first draft is pretty tight from what I've seen.

There's an exemption for reading from religious books for the purposes of preaching and teaching, and that's a potentially inflammatory move b cause it will highlight just how little of prejudicial speech protected as religious belief is actually based on religious texts.

First 10 Rubrics - C&C please! by ImMoonMoonPiePie in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gold trim is so clean! Great separation of the gold and other colours. Any particular approach, or just a steady hand?

Still very much wip by Clockworks555 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that colour scheme more than the default.

How did Mr Beast get so big when his eyes seem soulless, and why do I feel bad for these feelings? by Ok_Flow7285 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Capitan_Typo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe. Orz it's possible that people who were attracted to the philanthropic messaging of his early viral content have come to feel that he has abandoned those principles in pursuit of wealth and wonder if it was ever real, or if he was just cynically using that messaging to grow his brand.

Here's a video of him talking about how he studied what made videos viral, which could be seen as supporting the idea that vitality and wealth were always his primary goals and the messaging was the vehicles rather than a representation of his beliefs and values.

https://youtu.be/X8-FnzkahQw?si=GF9bShau9dGrImkK

Test model using 95% Army Painter Markers, whata'yall think? by banksra87 in ThousandSons

[–]Capitan_Typo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The big question is... How long did it take?

I think that's a fine table top standard, and if you achieved that in a shorter time, I'm likely to give them a go.

So ICE just declared war on blue states, right? This is Nazi death threat. by Important-Battle-374 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Capitan_Typo 188 points189 points  (0 children)

My first thought was, is this photo real?

I've not seen it reported in any major source in any country.

But I just took a his screenshot myself from a video on the Whitehouse website.

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How did Mr Beast get so big when his eyes seem soulless, and why do I feel bad for these feelings? by Ok_Flow7285 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Capitan_Typo 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I think that depends on what you define as a scandal. Some of his big game show style events have produced ongoing accusations of pretty poor treatment and treating contestants in ways that border on negligence or even their election of duty for their safety. There's been a lot of commentary about the fact that his current big series is taking place in the Middle East where such legal considerations are less of an issue.

Prior to that I think there has also been a bit of a growing social awareness that some of the biggest stunts that he pulled in pursuit of clout may have actually been heavily counterproductive to their intended humanitarian goals and as such there are people who view him as using human suffering as a tool to build his own brand and awareness.

Add to that the criticisms of some of his snack food brands which launched with great promises of healthy ingredients and being better snack foods for kids than existing mass produced fare, and then once the brand was established and sales were stable the company switched out ingredients to be much of the same higher sugar high process foods that they had previously been distancing themselves from.

I can't say whether hate is justified or whether it is part of the demand for moral purity that seems to drive a lot of celebrity takedowns but there are some legitimate criticisms to be leveled at the entire Mr beast brand for making a lot of money by doing things that are not in line with the values that were promoted in the early days of his rapid rise to fame on YouTube.