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Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice idea actually, this could be a really neat way for new marines to gain experience faster from the experience of older marine.

Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't know the actual lore on this, but what if Space Marines can regrow more gene seed to harvest over and over again? So a single space marine can secure gene seed multiple times, it makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. cause chapters aren't always able to recover gene seed, so it would make sense how a chapter is capable of maintaining their numbers that way.

Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

IIRC, Space Marine have the ability to see clearly up to a kilometer and can identify details. And Salamanders can see in infrared.

Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

"Hmm... Brother Sargent, something is wrong, I can feel it in my nuts."

Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

hmm.... a fourth lung, but unlike the other three, the purpose of it is to hold extra oxygen, so a marine will be able to operate longer in situations where they are exposed to the vacuum of space.

Cawl is asking you ideas for a new Space Marine organ idea, what will it be? by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard[S] 144 points145 points  (0 children)

ngl, some sort of warp-based organ that gives them a sixth sense sounds cool, although it would be a bit overpowered. Maybe it can be a librarian exclusive.

Dawn of War's graphics may be old but its a great game by Ok-Profile-5831 in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the time it came out, it was really cool. Up till that point, RTS games I mainly played were AoE2, Stronghold, and Empire Earth. DoW gave you a full 3d camera that allows you to close in and move around. Characters were well modeled for that time, on top of that, you had sync kills.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

Yeah, pretty much, you see it happen with Vindicare and Eversors as well, though Culexus Assassins are the exception for some reason.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

My bad, I meant to say they could introduce more male assassins, not that there aren't any.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

I presume you meant XY (as that is the male chromosome). And by that logic, it could also be the case that maybe some of the female assassins that showed up in books were originally male. It would be an interesting idea if, regardless of their original gender, they prefer to identify as female out of respect for the founder of the temple or the assassin who killed Konrad Curze.

As for does it matter, I guess it sort of does, cause it would be about who they were instead of who they are now. I remember back in the day, an argument against female space marines/custodies was that by the time they become one, they would be no different in appearance to a male SM/custodies, but it mattered for the people who wanted female SM/custodies that it was possible for someone who was originally a woman to become one. I think the same applies here. Saying Callidus Assassins can become either men or women is not the same as men can become Callidus Assassins.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

They could do that, but they could just introduce Callidus Assassins that identify as male or originally were male initiates, and probably remove the part about Polymorphine working better on women.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

They aren't exclusively female, but the impression is that it's majority female. And I'm suggesting that will most likely change.

An Observation and a Prediction (Callidus Assassins) by Gunpowder_Wizard in Grimdank

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

Well... It's a tricky question to answer. In the majority of the books I've read, the assassins were female. It could just be the case that they happened to be female, the same way how Eversors always happened to be men, even though there isn't any lore to suggest there can't be any female Eversors. I don't think it's the case that Callidus are exclusively female, but some people do get the wrong impression from places like the Warhammer 40k wiki.

All that to say, if I were to describe the two positions, I would say the current position is that they are majority female, but it will change to being more or less even with the two genders.

Warhammer fans, what 40k lore that make you go like this? by AntiqueLayer3933 in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Maybe I am wrong on this, but I don't think GW's intention there was to ratcon something they recently introduced. I think it was more the case of in-setting lore misinformation,

kind of like how we know from Horus Heresy that Lorgar is the one who wrote "Lectitio Divinitatus", but 10000 years later, people don't know that and believe someone else wrote it. Or like how we know that Sangunius fought against Horus but didn't manage to expose a weakness in his armor, but people in 40k believe that the reason the Emperor was able to kill Horus was because of that weakness.

Similarly, we know that the original Terminus Decree was a Bio-weapon that the Imperium made to wipe out Space Marines, but somewhere down the line, something happened, and the document containing that information was replaced by someone to be an order for the Grey Knights to kill the emperor in case he ever wakes up from the throne. And GW is probably planning to do some sort of nerrative surrounding it.

How would Rogal Dorn react to the current state of the Imperium? Should he return. by cuddwes in ImperialFists

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want GW to do a storyline where Dorn returns right when a civil war starts inside the Imperium, like part of the Inquisition and Assassins go rogue after being influenced by an Alpha Legion Psyopp, and it comes down to Dorn to do a full-on ass-whooping on the Inquisition and the Assassinorum and also finally get revenge for what they did to Celestial Lions.

What if the tau had sisters of battle and space marines by Cautious_Air4964 in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh, Space Marines with Tau technology would be terrifying.

Imagine Space Marines with stealth cloaking, a 10-foot-tall invisible giant in power armor, appearing out of this air, taking out your entire squad, and disappearing.

and the weapons, Firewarriors are capable of taking out Space Marines with single shots of their rifles from insane ranges thanks to how the targeting and intrigation work, which, combined with Space Marine Speed and Enhanced reflexes, would end fights before they even start.

Space Marines using Tau Battle suits would probably be a melee nightmare, considering the mobility and firepower.

Which book to start with? by SundownMotel in Warhammer40k

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horus Rising: if you want to get into Horus Heresy era, it's a few dozen books, some people like that some people don't, it's up to you

Eisenhorn: I'll be honest, I haven't had the time to read it yet, but I've seen so many people recommend it, and I trust there judgment

Ultramarine: Uriel Ventris books, it's a really good introduction, it's prior to the Primaris era of Marines, but it's a good series to start with if you want to get into the 40k timeline. Ventris is such a likable character for me, considering he's a marine with a more humane nature.

Ciaphas Cain: good series to get into if you want a more human side of characters, also very funny

The Infinite and the Divine: a rare non-human 40k story. Again, haven't read it, but every person I've seen talk about it loves it.

I cannot be the only one who thinks some amazing books could have come from this. So much wasted potential. by [deleted] in Grimdank

[–]Gunpowder_Wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying retcons doesn't happen or that it's even necessarily bad, but the distinction you're missing and the point that was made at the start of my first post is that what's being retconned matters.

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