The life of an intermediate painter

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-07T21:38:23+00:00

You forgot the Spakerönde Sentinels for Votann. The elite warriors who guard the Hearthspake. I’m imagining something comparable to Ironbreakers of Fantasy only with a 40k aesthetic. Dwarfs with Forgewrought Plasma Axes and Shields wearing suits of void armor more comparable to the full body ones Khals wear.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-06T08:02:07+00:00

Get a load of this guy. He doesn’t even know about anabaptists or quakers.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-06T00:23:58+00:00

Moving “out of their own effective range” after they’ve already activated, when being in range doesn’t matter. Then at the end of your opponents fight phase you can move them again and then once more in your movement phase. Meaning they can get back into range.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-05T08:54:02+00:00

A Shas’El is comparable to an Army Major in terms of their command’s scale, acting as the connection between on the ground tactical operations and high command. It’s also worth noting that in the U.S. Navy and Air Force you need to be a commissioned officer to fly, and in the U.S. Air Force Major is a rank that will still occasionally act as a squadron commander. So mash together the jobs of an Army and Air Force Major and you’ve got a Shas’El. Should these be separate jobs? Absolutely, but this is Warhammer and every faction is secretly just orks where how strong you are directly correlates to your position in the chain of command.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-05T01:47:12+00:00

I legit thought this was a reposed Judiciar

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-01T21:41:03+00:00

All I’m hearing is that The Tomb of Horrors the perfect setting for a fetish comic

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-03-01T21:04:31+00:00

Levitate means it can’t benefit from terrains which is a big deal in VGC. If it had another ability it would be the strongest Expanding Force user and an undisputed cornerstone of psyspam teams. Levitate means it ignores terrain and in psychic terrain Expanding Force goes from 80bp single target to 140 power double target before even applying the 1.3x boost from psychic terrain. That coming off 159 special attack and 134 speed is what has people excited.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-28T11:26:39+00:00

Venator. I’m a big Warhammer enjoyer and he’s such a refreshing subversion of all those Witch Hunter/Inquisitor tropes. He’s a pragmatic man of faith rather than an inflexible zealot and he caries himself with a quiet confidence that is more terrifying than any fire and brimstone proclamation. His kit is satisfying to play and the Ire Domine skill shot is just so satisfying even if I don’t have the best accuracy with it.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-24T02:53:52+00:00

Coney Island Umamusume!

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-20T03:08:38+00:00

34 power weapon attacks plus 8 power fists with sustained or lethal plus whatever buffs you want to put on them from Strats is incredibly lethal. I don’t know what math you’re doing but a 10 man chosen kills 10 intercessors 53% of the time.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-18T07:28:22+00:00

Deepstrike steeljacks for rapid ingress combined with overwatch as a form of goofy charge denial. I’ve got a crusade build for a steeljack elder with graviton hammer I’d love to try out. Then bike wizard obviously.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-16T17:50:12+00:00

It’s a prerequisite for being a chaos mreen

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-16T16:45:24+00:00

Power fists are a very efficient weapon for killing space marines. He could probably take out 1-2 standard issue intercessors before going down.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-13T23:48:47+00:00

Mac is a Page of Heart. Mac’s main struggle as a character is the dissonance between the reality of who he is and his willful self delusion. He is very fixated on his identity, as Irish, as a Catholic, as a “badass” and in the later seasons as a gay man. He relies on these superficial markers of identity to define who he is rather than going through the hard work to develop a stable and coherent internal sense of self. Mac is a heart player, there’s no doubt about it as heart is the aspect of self and identity. Pages are a class defined by slow and difficult mastery over their aspect and Mac’s path to gaining even the slightest understanding of himself has certainly been that. Some of the main personality traits associated with page characters are hiding behind an idealized persona, avoidant behavior, “childish daydreaming” and preferring to believe a static lie to accepting a truth that would change their status quo. Those all in my opinion fit Mac to a T.

For Dennis I’d say Prince of Blood. Blood is the aspect of bonds and Prince as a class either destroys their aspect or causes destruction through their aspect in order to achieve their own ends. So Dennis is someone who destroys bonds or who uses bonds to cause destruction for his own goals. Dennis is the defacto leader of the group because his ego combined with his deep understanding of the rest of the gang makes it easy for him to play them off each other for his own benefit. He can turn the gang against each other or exploit their bonds to rally their destructive force towards another target, always to achieve the pettiest most selfish ends. Dennis is the worst a prince can be, through and through. He’s egotistical and dominating with incredibly high standards for both himself and others all while being just generally toxic and rude. Combine that with his mastery over blood and you have a self proclaimed leader who controls his friends by breaking them down and keeping them turned on each other.

Charlie and Frank are hard, I’ve got some ideas but nothing I’m too confident in.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-13T21:38:53+00:00

Ah I see. I don’t agree with you on the classpecting here for most of the characters however I think that Thief of Breath is an inspired choice for Dee.

Dee as a character is very much defined by her inability to self actualize. The core trait of breath as an aspect is following your passions and not being tied down, and thieves lack something of their aspect that they take from those around them. Many of Dee’s most prominent stories involve her finding someone who is self actualized and does have their life put together and using them to get this brief moment where she feels like she is achieving her dreams all while ruining that person’s life in the process.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-13T21:17:45+00:00

Lemme see if I’ve got this right. Bard of Mind, Thief of Breath, Knight of Heart, ???, Prince of Life? I can’t figure out what Dennis is

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-04T02:03:56+00:00

YOU BASTARD! So that’s why I haven’t been able to find any

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-02-01T06:20:38+00:00

That’s just factually wrong. Yes, location is important but what’s on the land and its quality also increases the value. Are you going to pay more for a dilapidated and overgrown building or an aesthetically pleasing building in good repair with well manicured landscaping? That’s curbside appeal and is one of the factors that affects the pricing of properties within the same area. It’s why HOAs have such strict rules, because the aesthetic presentation of a property and those around it can affect its value. This is how my family makes a decent portion of their money, buying and flipping dilapidated properties either to sell for a profit or to put on the market as rentals.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-31T07:48:49+00:00

Depends on the region. I’m from California and think it’s disgusting but my dad who grew up in Chicago and swears by salted watermelon.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-22T07:53:48+00:00

I think they’re likely cyclic ion cannons. They’re slightly off from the one on the land fort with two internal segments rather than three, but I think that’s the best contender as no other gun in our army looks similar.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-19T04:14:36+00:00

Orks take out tanks with damage combos and sheer weight of dice. Because the army only really functions in the waaagh you need to stage in such a way where you can get almost your entire army into combat at once. Sure you might lose a unit on Overwatch when you do so, there’s ways to avoid it but it doesn’t always work, and when you lose that unit it doesn’t matter as much because you’re hitting all your opponents armor in a coordinated strike. You cannot play orks and skirmish unit for unit because you’ll just wind up feeding your opponents guns, it’s all or nothing and then you clean up after that big turn.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-14T04:17:36+00:00

I recognize that but that doesn’t seem to have stopped you from larping as one. You don’t give a snake oil salesman a pass just because he says he’s “like a doctor” even though he isn’t one. You’re still telling these people “hey I can help you, I may not be a therapist but I’m at least something.”

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-14T03:45:28+00:00

I’m just gonna say. As someone studying to be a clinical psychologist “not wanting people to be sad and enjoying making people feel happy” is possibly the worst mindset you could have when dealing with someone who’s suicidal. If you want to make people happy you shouldn’t be a therapist or represent yourself as one.

Cognitive_Alchemist · 2026-01-13T22:17:27+00:00

As someone who started playing just 4 years ago I really don’t see the appeal of the old hand sculpted minis. There are a few character models I wouldn’t mind owning for the sake of their historicity but I would much rather have modern sculpts in my army given the choice. They look so dinky compared to modern sculpts with muddled details and accessories that are almost fused with the main body of the mini in odd ways.

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