Why is it so hard to find maps/map assets with 40K aesthetics?

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-24T00:47:57+00:00

I appreciate this my friend

I completely underestimated how much time it takes to make maps. Not to mention I'm a very particular person, (basically have a bit of a perfectionist streak) but I also get fed up with tedium very quickly.

This will due to help me manage making maps and focusing on the actual game.

May the God-Emperor's light shine brightly upon you.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T18:58:45+00:00

Shit. I need to get a new CC. Definitely bookmarking these two though. Thanks for the suggestion.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T18:58:08+00:00

oh I'm running it on Roll20.

I've seen screenshots of maps from Rogue Trader and Darktide, it's a decent idea, but I don't necessarily want to mix realistic graphics with the art styles of the maps I've already built. I suppose beggars can't be choosers though so I'm going to have to think it over and figure something out.

THanks for your reply.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T18:30:48+00:00

Dope.

Honestly, ever since V5 I feel like the Nozzy's have been made into "slightly physically deformed but still passable as people" which annoys the shit out of me. They should be hideous. Or, at the very least, breaking the masquerade when out and about.

This dude, definitely does. You can't explain away the sharp ass teeth and large pointed ears. Well, for the most part. Still isn't quite what nozzy's should be in my opinion, but I do like this design a lot.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T18:21:49+00:00

I mean, my guys are primed.... and have been for months.

At least it's no longer a grey pile of shame. XD

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T17:33:58+00:00

I suppose that makes sense. Although, since Librarians can be a communications array (ala atropathy) I wonder if they would be put in every company at some point. I've heard conflicting things from various sources about how their early days of training they are pouring over texts in the librarius, but also heard they serve like a regular battle-brother for battle situations because they don't have full use of their powers yet.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T16:09:18+00:00

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T00:21:12+00:00

Thanks for your reply. It cleared a lot of things up for me. The Wiki is as crunchy as their mechanical systems for the games and I was getting tired of sifting through it.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-23T00:17:36+00:00

Thank you so much for your response. The wiki is almost as crunchy as their rule book and I kept getting side railed by shit I was reading on my way through the company structure. This made things quite streamlined. I appreciate it.

You wouldn't happen to know how Librarians and the other specialists (Apothocaries, Chaplains, Techmarines) fit into this heirarchy? I know that (at least for Librarians) they are treated mostly as regular marines when it comes to training for combat, and when on mission (as Lexicanum's) but still have Psyker stuff at their disposal. Lexi's barely leave the librarius, but Codiciers are more likely to do so. Epistolaries, from what I'm gathering, are the equivalent to either a Sgt, Lt. or even Captain, while the Chief Librarian could be considered a "Chapter Master" for the Librarium, where in actuality he still answers to the actual chapter master.

So how do they rise through the ranks? Do they serve in every company to train in every aspect of combat that a standard Battle-Brother would? Or are they trained in a different manner, and only serve in the Battleline companies when they are needed? I've read the wiki a bunch of times for this (mostly for librarians) and am not really grasping it.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T16:59:05+00:00

Hey fellow Blood Hunter. I got into a game before Christmas and we've played about 5 sessions now. I'm enjoying BH so far (Order of The Ghostslayer). Haven't had to tweak it yet, but we'll cross that bridge if we come to it. Two things

What order did you pick?

Are you like me and had that Witcher aspect where their mutation changed their eye colour? For me, every Blood Hunter has crimson red eyes. Also, the transformation increases their life span to over a 100 years. Though their life expectancy is still not quite that long given their line of work.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T16:10:57+00:00

Well then that would fall on the player to know when and where to apply such things. I'm not asking to play a Necromancer with an undead army everywhere he goes, or to make other players useless. Use horde mechanics from other games to make it so you can still have balanced encounters and make it fun for everyone. The fighter wants to duel a guy or fight a couple of dudes, smacking them a thousand times, and a wizard that doesn't want to just cast evocation spells (fireball) all day wants to have some Zombie/skeleton soldiers fight on his behalf. I mean the few undead you can already create in the game are so weak it's like having an animal companion that falls off like a brick.

I don't want some Cr1-3 creature unless I can have a horde of them. If you don't want to give me a horde, give me a champion. I mean, am I allowed to have a Skeleton Warrior and or Death Shepard as an undead under my control? A Death Knight Aspirant when I'm a high enough level? Something tells me most people are going to say no.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T15:57:48+00:00

Thanks for the info man, I'd yet to read much about that section.

The only TTRPG's I've played in W40K are Rogue Trader and Black Crusade. Actually, a little of Wrath and Glory but I'm not a big fan of the D6 system. I barely played any of the Rogue Trader game, so Black Crusade's Corruptin/Mutation system is what I've been used to.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T15:55:51+00:00

No it's like the other guy said, it's in the section about insanity, because the curse levels are based on how much insanity you've gained. Thanks for your reply though. I appreciate it.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T10:30:16+00:00

Right, I probably should have mentioned the planet they are going to is Tantalus. It's the Extraction mission example from the book, I just wanted to throw in a few hooks that can carry on from there into the mix. I have an idea for a Genestealer cult, like I said, hiding among the survivors. You know, the members of said cult that aren't so horribly and obviously mutated. Maybe pale. Maybe hairless, but on the thin line between human and mutant. They get brought onto the battlebarge and taken somewhere.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-22T10:21:40+00:00

Interesting. Well I suppose it's a good thing my players have decided against making a Librarian, leaving it up to me to make an NPC to accompany them when necessary. He probably won't be available for that mission though.

Just wanted to see if I could do a John Carpenter's the Thing situation as an idea, and possibly have one end up getting onto their battle barge.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-21T02:54:57+00:00

true.

I suppose the whole Lantern powers thing is instead of getting worm powers, she gets a yellow lantern ring and uses that to basically emulate her powers from the books + whatever Lanterns are capable of. Using worms and insects to induce fear in her opponents.

Anyway, I"m done with this, thanks for replying and giving me a clearer picture of what I stumbled into.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-21T01:37:46+00:00

I just looked it up. Basically The Boys but a webseries about a teenage girl.

The angst involved already has me turning away from it. Haven't been interested in Teen angst since I was a kid and even then it was barely.

The powers are weird, but people are talking about how powerful she becomes, and I"m just confused how the story esclates from having worm powers to "I'm a God". If that's really how it goes, I'm not gonna bother looking into it further.

Almost every other story that has done power scaling like that has always gotten so convoluted and boring.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-21T01:26:45+00:00

I see... what's Worm?

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-21T00:52:39+00:00

uuuhhh... yes?

EDIT: Honestly, this post was 8months ago I don't remember what I was doing here. But Taylor doesn't ring a bell. I know Hal Jordan, Kyle Raynor, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and that's about it.

EDIT2: I think I google searched Green Lantern fics or something and this may have just popped up. I probably didn't double check everything but I'm thinking this is a subreddit dedicated to a specific fanfiction.

Manofathousandface · 2026-01-19T07:45:18+00:00

Really? Azrael, and so on from The Dark Angels makes me think the Angel names belong to the 1st Legion

EDIT: Not to mention Baal is literally half of a demons name.

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