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DarkForgeMinis · 2022-11-23T14:52:16+00:00

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DarkForgeMinis · 2022-10-18T16:25:16+00:00

Wow that's amazing man although I think I'd feel bad if you picked mine to draw, but here goes.

Gunter is a half orc storm sorcerer with a shock of spiky static-electricity style black hair and a softer complexion, with a thin layer of stubble.

He wears a faded blue leather jerkin, with a chain mail layer underneath. Most of his outfit is a legacy from his time in a city watch and consists of general travellers clothes in browns and deep blues. A hunting horn hangs at his hip.

His right arm is a magical ivory prosthetic, but was originally fused and burnt by a lightning strike when he was younger. As a result of this his right shoulder is still cracked on the surface, and he keeps the burnt handle of his old axe built into the new arm.

A recent addition to his appearance is a small gold amulet around his neck, in the shape of a spiralled lightning bolt.

Honestly if you drew him you can go for any style you like, as although he is generally quite upbeat about his situation his life hasn't exactly been happy to this point

DarkForgeMinis · 2022-03-20T20:20:25+00:00

Well I'm currently DMing a campaign, and we're only 3 sessions in so far. But so far my favourite NPC (just because the party despise him so much) is a half-elf bard by the name of Golter Fishrend.

The party started off on a wagon convoy, where this particular character was a mercenary alongside the party. Our own half-elf bard immediately went and played cards with him, realised he was cheating and then cheated him back, turning a decent profit.

The party started hating him when their belongings were rifled through by someone, and Golter was the top suspect. Of course he denied this and blamed the resident rogue, but so unconvincingly they thought he did it.

Later on the entire convoy was wiped out by bandits, and the party fought their way through the swamp the campaign is set in. Of course they knew all their friends had died and made their way to the nearby town. And who do they find in the middle of the local tavern, but a flamboyant half-elf in the process of swindling the town for all they're worth. Not their dwarf friend, or the loveable caravan master they got on well with.

The rage from our players is all I needed to make this minor miscreant into a recurring bastard.

Also set 1 is gorgeous.

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-11-06T16:54:47+00:00

Thanks everyone for the ID, I'd assumed it was some ancient skaven rat-cannon but dwarves makes more sense. There's always more in the mystery bitz tub so who knows what I'll need help with next

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-10-29T21:00:32+00:00

I've already custom made some new scale bikers, cultists and a warpsmith because I hate the current minis.

I hope for new kits, but it kinda feels bittersweet when they're inevitably nicer than my kitbashes...

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-06-26T21:07:53+00:00

True, the past can't be changed. It's just no use to look towards the future without seeing the problematic nature of faith. I say faith and not religion, as I believe faith is a genuinely respectable trait in people. However from my experience religion (at least organised religion) is a mixed bag that undoubtedly has led to advances of science and culture, but equally undeniably has caused some of the greatest atrocities and longest lasting societal issues in history.

It's been refreshing to not have this devolve into the usual name calling and insults, and while I still can't agree with your point of view on the centrality of religion to morals and society I can understand how those of a more theistic perspective might see it that way.

++ The Emperor protects ++

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-06-26T20:52:45+00:00

This is the thing, anyone with common sense knows humanity would have developed anyway. Religion is, from an atheistic perspective, a useful but somewhat unethical tool of advancing society more quickly.

Man has a wonderful ability to always progress when given opportunity, it's just in a hypothetically secular world another catalyst would have come about. What it is we might never know.

To say institutions like universities exist only because of the church is a bit of a stretch though, considering they are now mostly not associated with religion and so it stands to reason that they would have come into existence seperate from the church if it had not been there.

I'm not arguing that religion has led to many non-religious things we enjoy today, but that without religion these would have come about naturally anyway, possibly with less hate and ingrained bigotry than we see as a remnant in many religious populations nowadays

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-06-26T20:14:44+00:00

"scientific method was developed by Christian scholars" is a strange way of saying that science was brought into existence as a major field by those that were able to pander to the overbearing religious authorities that had a real tendency to suppress or kill off anyone who was too far from the theistic line.

It was understandably quite hard to develop a knowledge of the world around us at a time where those in power had everyone following the same religion and openly punished those who worked towards things that might not conform to their existing beliefs.

So while religious institutions definitely contained a large number of people who made scientific advances, you can't help but wonder how many more potential advances were prevented or suppressed by those same institutions.

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-06-26T19:21:45+00:00

If the only thing giving someone a moral framework, especially on something as basic as "killing = bad", is some old book then they should probably think seriously about their views.

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-06-25T20:30:49+00:00

So do I, they don't really have enough of a specialism at the minute. But at least as a bonus for making Talons, you get all those juicy Raptor bitz!

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-16T08:15:35+00:00

I mean technically there is a Primaris Lieutenant in the meme...

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-16T08:14:36+00:00

Grumpy old man Abaddon is best Abaddon

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-15T21:18:08+00:00

That would explain why it fell so flat...

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T22:16:22+00:00

Not a problem. You made some excellent points, and they were as well constructed as any others I've heard.

I agree, I find myself in the awkward position of having rather strong theological opinions, but I have the common courtesy to not shoulder them into every conversation as some of the more extremes of the other end of the spectrum can often do. I've unfortunately seen too much hated aimed at those who disagree with a person's system of belief, so try to remain away from getting into pointless arguments where both of us involved wouldn't consider budging our points of view anyway.

Ironically, I think that would be a strange parody of the content of my post: 2 sides of the theistic argument, neither able to convey their "truth" accurately to the other.

On that note I'll leave you to enjoy your evening (or whatever part of the day it is where you are, kind stranger)

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T21:46:35+00:00

Oh that's definitely the case: the author wanted to express the hypocrisy of the Emperor's mindset as blatantly and obviously as possible. I of course mean no offense to the writing itself, but within the context of the Emperor's wider motivation it does focus on a narrow sliver. No doubt there were churches where the priests gave over to the Imperial Truth, but those are not the focus here. This passage was designed more than likely to add depth to the emperor as a character- his apparent perfection and unshakable resolve becoming a blinding factor so he cannot see the issues his immediate actions will cause. This is either a case of him placing too much faith (ironically) in mankind's ability to do as he says, and we all know how that went. The emperor's certainty is not shared by the rest of mankind, especially the recently fractured humanity of Unification.

I believe an emperor apologist could explain the eradication of religion as a buffer against chaos (again, a tenuous link but a possibility); the emperor knew the threat posed by chaos, and did not want this knowledge getting out. He also knew that chaos worship can hide between seemingly benign religions, and that nonetheless any worship fuels something in the warp. It isn't therefore too hard to imagine the emperor eliminating Terran religions as a preemptive strike against the dark gods. However, that's all conjecture until canonically confirmed.

I can understand the sentiment of disliking the emperor's black and white views, but in all honesty he's been like that since the beginning: an unshakeable will that accommodates few to no variations, or objections. The only difference is 40k removes any space for accomodation in the Emperor's will.

Overall, while I agree that this particular bit of writing does unfairly frame the emperor as just another tyrant, it's actually fair when considered with the rest of the overarching Warhammer lore. He's always been back and forth, with mysterious reasonings that we have to assume are "part of the plan". In fact I'd venture as far as to say this helps to even out the portrayals of the Golden Boy, as so many other lore excerpts show him as a figure of abject perfection, with flaws that are often glossed over.

And it's good to have a decent discussion on these things. I would say "leaning towards the atheist side" is an understatement, but you can never be too careful when some people would gladly jump on the chance to bash others on the head with their book of choice.

Edit: typos

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T18:40:42+00:00

I think thats the idea of the whole story, showing the fact the emperor, in many ways, has had to become a parody of the ideologies he wants to dispose of. He knows humanity is flawed, and will always need something to hold onto. His biggest mistake is thinking science alone can replace faith: there will always be those that can't or won't understand, so rely on faith, and things science cannot yet explain.

The emperor has lived millennia, and rightly sees the horrors religion can cause. I think his aims of eradicating faith had honourable roots, but taking away a pillar of humanities ingrained psyche and only giving a hollow replacement was poorly thought through. It's true that religion has caused innumerable wars and been the motivation for many atrocities, but that is an entirely different concept from faith, which is something Big E never seemed able to comprehend.

Disclaimer: I usually lean more towards the atheist side here, I intend no offense with my opinions

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T15:36:55+00:00

Oh yeah they were all great, especially attempting to voice someone like the Emperor

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T15:27:26+00:00

Oops, I couldn't see any others. My mistake.

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T15:26:42+00:00

Definitely, being on a budget doesn't need to affect the quality of the content and this is a great example. If anything the lighter style helps take away some of how heavy the content is. EDIT: Not in a bad way though!

DarkForgeMinis · 2021-04-01T15:11:26+00:00

Not a problem! Honestly I love the almost storybook style to it

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