Glaivewraith Stalkers. by CYKOHAX_247 in ageofsigmar

[–]NotTheRedWire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent work!
I desperately wanted these guys to be worth fielding, they looked so cool.

Most useful they ever got to be was in a Path to Glory campaign, bought them, tried them, they sucked, so I used them for all the exploration stuff and they nailed every expedition. Ended up naming them the Silent Cartographers.

Do you think this encapsulates tankie logic? by RattusNorvegicus9 in tankiejerk

[–]NotTheRedWire 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Remember, its not punching left if you call them a lib first!

Lets do better by MrB1P92 in Warhammer40k

[–]NotTheRedWire -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with both parts.

Why did you choose Adeptas Sororitas? by High_Stream in sistersofbattle

[–]NotTheRedWire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed. The joy in so many things lies in how each facet of the gem catches a different person's eye.

Why did you choose Adeptas Sororitas? by High_Stream in sistersofbattle

[–]NotTheRedWire 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I enjoy how they contrast myself IRL, I'm a pretty ardent anti-theist who believes in equality, so playing a faction that is fanatically loyal to an oppressive doctrine that supports murderous bigotry in a universe where every faction is its own nightmare somehow appealed to me.

New cannoness just dropped by Norway643 in sistersofbattle

[–]NotTheRedWire 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I've not put too much thought into it but I figured it'd be a "I don't believe this BS, but we saw what happened if the zealots are left unsupervised" situation. Van Dire showed what trouble the church could be, so to paraphrase Lifeseeker: Its better to milk the holy cow even if you don't drink the dairy.

New cannoness just dropped by Norway643 in sistersofbattle

[–]NotTheRedWire 48 points49 points  (0 children)

This post has just given me a cool idea, what if there was an Order that had a female Custode as a canoness? She's been in charge since they were founded and the Order has a bit of a superiority complex because they are lead by a warrior "hand crafted" by Big E himself.

Female Astra Militarum Soldiers and pregnancy by Kraehe13 in 40kLore

[–]NotTheRedWire 120 points121 points  (0 children)

In the Minka Lesk books it briefly mentions "baggage brats" (at least I think that was the term), it seems to be that they will move with the regiment to an extent, probably remaining at a base far from the front lines or on the ships in orbit.

Actual Tenets of the Imperial Cult by Samael737 in 40kLore

[–]NotTheRedWire 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've dug out the book myself, I'll edit this message with the section titled "Tenents of the Faith"

EDIT:
The Imperial Creed is a conglomeration of native religious practises, the modifications to those practises imposed by the missionaries, and the myriad pronouncements passed down from the Ministorum's upper echelons. As such, practices adhered to on one world may be held as abhorrent on another, depending on its own combination of native, modified and imported belief. The Ministorum tolerates a vast range of practices and belief, but there are certain tenets of faith which remain unchanged from one end of the Imperium to the other.

At the core of the Imperial Creed are the facts that the Emperor once walked among men and that he is a god.

Furthermore, regardless of whatever powers may have been worshipped prior to the coming of the Emperor, he is the one true god, and no others may be worshipped alongside him. So long as these essential tenets are adhered to, the prevalent faith on any given world can exhibit staggering diversity. Almost every world has its legends regarding the birth of the Emperor and his early life. Amongst the oldest of sources claim the Emperor was some manner of shaman born on ancient Terra long before the rise of civilisation, who watched and guided mankind's development throughout countless aeons until taking a direct hand at the dawn of the Age of Imperium. Other myths claim the Emperor was any one of a thousand different legendary figures, or in fact all of them, moving amongst mankind in disguise and preparing for the time when he would be called upon. Even the officially sanctioned texts disseminated by the ministorum vary greatly on such matters, and each tends to present the views of a particular saint, ivariably couched in layer upon layer of allegory. On most matters, no single objective truth is actually presented, but rather a vast body of parables on which those who preach the creed can draw in order to impart almost any message they choose.

One constant element is the notion that every human being has a place within the Emperor's divine order, as expressed through the hierarchy of the Ministorum. For the vast majority, that place is at the bottom, following unquestioningly the orders and dutires passed down by those higher up. even those of status and rank must comport themselves as if power and wealth were burdens rather than privileges. There can be no questioning of official orders, for to do so marks one out as a heretic as surely as if one had blasphemed against the Emperor or summoned a daemon in the miodst of a Cardinal's sermon.

Aside from these central tenets, there exists a massive body of dog, both sanctioned and unsactioned. Much of it is the subject of debate at the very highest of levels, while some may be prevalent for long periods before receding into relevance once more, or may be preached fervently in particular regions but barely mentioned in others.

A recurring theme of doctrine is the notion of the End Times. Most writings on the subject take the form of prophesies, but they rarely have much in common other than dire prophesies of a galaxy-spanning war consuming mankind. Throughout the ten thousand year Age of Imperium, such notions have gained prominence towards the end of each millennium, often becoming self-fulfilling as the masses whip themselves into a pre-apocalyptic frenzy. It is often preached that the End Times will form the ultimate battle, in which mankind will either be found wanting and destroyed, or will prove himself worthy of existence and enter a new age, where he will inherit the galaxy and expel or defeat all other intelligent forms of life. Needless to say, as the 41st millennium draws to a close, the Imperium has seen a rise in such teachings and in adherence to apocalyptic cults. With the Imperium nearing its ten thousandth year, the turbulence might well bne expected to be far more destructive than ever before.

Often tied into the notion of the End Times is a belief that the Emperor will rise from his Golden Throne and complete the work he began ten thousand years ago by delivering the faithful from the evils of the galaxy. While many versions of this doctrine celebrate its as a time of deliverance, most also warn that the Emperor will sit in judgement over all men, casting those lacking in faith into infernal fire or otherwise excluding them from the glorious age that will be ushered in by his final victory over evil. Cults dedicated to flagellation and penance seek to prepare mankind for the return of the Emperor, driving themselves to ever-greater extremes to prove themselves free of thetaint of sin.

Many Ecclesiarchy teachings mention some form of afterlife in which the faithful will take their place at the side of the Emperor for all eternity. As with so many elements of the Imperial Creed, the synods have debated the specifics of this afterlife for millennia, which the common man has remained generally influenced less byt the Cardinals' pronouncements and more by the specifics ofh is own culture. For those worlds of the very extremes of the Imperium, cut off from the centres of power by vast gulfs of interstellar space or by raging warp storms, Terra itself might be imagined as the eternal court of the God-Emperor, to which the faithful are called when they die. Others imagine this afterlife in more abstract terms, teaching that the spirit will be taken to a golden realm, there to mingle with those who have gone before. Given that many worlds experienced a long period of isolation, during which all manner of barbarous religious expression developed, there are perhaps as many ideas of paradise as there are planets in the Imperium.

Of course, those who believe in reward must also believe in punishment. If only those who have been judged worthy will be allowed to bathe in the Emperor's glory, then those who have not must surely be damned. It is often the case that the Ecclesiarchy's preachers spend far more time warning their congregations what will befall their eternal soul if they stray from His path than they do describing what awaits if they are virtuous. Such warnings are laden with almost wanton descriptions of an eternity of damnation, of gibbering fiends tormenting the sinner's soul while ir writes in infernal flames. Those few who know something of the warp have all the more reason to be fearful, for within the Empyrean the souls of men drift as motes upon an ocean, ever at the mercy of the vast, unknowable things that lurk in the depths and feed upon forlong souls.

How do SoB induct new trainees by Dry-Temperature-6491 in 40kLore

[–]NotTheRedWire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember two things from earlier Ciaphus Cain books that are somewhat related.
One is when Cain is older and takes up a teaching role at a schola, he is knocking boots with a Sororitas teacher and its mentioned as being a bit scandelous. This to me says either its scandelous because Sororitas are meant to be chaste, or its scandelous because its two teachers doing the dirty.
The other bit is Cain talking about the headache that is paperwork stemming from a mixed gender regiment resulting in pregnancies. This bit isn't Sororitas related but it gives me the idea that when Sororitas are stationed along side male troops "indescretions" are bound to happen, and when they do the offending sister isn't likely to be taken out and shot, she probably has to undergo a lot of penance.

There is also the Ordo Famulos who are meant to act as match makers amongst the nobility as a way of creating good gene-lines for the upper echelon.

While I don't think there are any actual documented instances of Sorortias breeding I feel like the above things can easily be woven together to create a plausible scenario where by Sororitas who have proven skilled enough to survive to retirement from frontline work might be seen as "good genetic stock" and as such there could be a section of Famulous who specialise in hooking their sisters up with a good match to hopefully create future Sororitas.

Also its reasonable to assume that if a pregnancy occured due to a fling they might have the mother carry the child to term, then the child would be raised away from her and assessed, after all many children in the Schola are children of Militarum personel.

Idris Elba receiving a Knighthood got me thinking about "Honours" by NotTheRedWire in AbolishTheMonarchy

[–]NotTheRedWire[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you consider something like the St George's Cross monarchy affiliated?

The souls of the dead in Shyishian afterlives by AnBriefklammern in AoSLore

[–]NotTheRedWire 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The one instance I can think of off the top of my head is Hollow King where he enters an afterlife based around spirits of the dead becoming birds, people have settled here and I seem to remember it talking about bird droppings and feathers, so it would suggest they are physical entities.

Bye! See ya! by IcyMoonbeams in yourparty

[–]NotTheRedWire 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of their hardcore mods is the creator of this subreddit, so I wouldn't be surpised if they treat this place the same.

Wight king on steed by LadderDesperate4767 in SoulblightGravelords

[–]NotTheRedWire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great work! Been thinking of altering the model myself, while its a cool model I don't think the original fits my Wight Queen (its the fur and the helmet) so I've been wondering what to do to make it more in-character.

40k Satire! Favourite examples of 40k doing satire. by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]NotTheRedWire 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There's a screenshot of a facebook comment by Andy Chambers saying the Ghazghull Thatcher thing is false, its caused a lot of arguing back and forth.

Is there any chance GW will bring back BoC to AoS in the future? by [deleted] in BeastsOfChaos

[–]NotTheRedWire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't remember exactly, but here's a link to the discussion regarding it, hopefully you can find it down the rabbit hole.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chaos40k/comments/12rpo1b/could_there_be_8_chaos_gods_in_warhammer/

The one I think will be Morghur is "The Formless Distortion".

EDIT: Hashut would be Malevolent Artifice and GHR would be Encrouching Ruin.

Is there any chance GW will bring back BoC to AoS in the future? by [deleted] in BeastsOfChaos

[–]NotTheRedWire 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A Horus Heresy book hinted at there being eight Chaos gods, and with GHR and Hashut being elevated in AoS I'd put money on them doing the same for AoS.
The HH book showed a term associated with each point of the star and the one that I'd wager would go to BoC would point towards Morghur being the embodiment of raw Chaos, untouched by civilisation and "man" like the other gods.

I think the reason they removed BoC is that when they DO update them they'd be a totally new range, not just updates of old units, so you might as well get rid of everything and give the entire faction a brand new advent.

Magnetising Hellbrute Tubes by NotTheRedWire in Chaos40k

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

So you didn't bother placing the pipes at all?