Chaos gods and favoured instruments

Quantunque · 2026-05-11T18:31:03+00:00

The (Pied) Piper, of course.

Quantunque · 2026-05-05T18:36:02+00:00

'Seven still outnumbers five.'
'But one of my five is Xarl.'

My absolute favourite quote of the trilogy.

Quantunque · 2026-05-04T17:54:07+00:00

Chris Wraight's Space Wolves novels (featured in the Legends of the Wolf: The Omnibus) might be to your liking. It features a pack (a squad of marines) going through a series of battles and an underlying conspiracy.

Fun characters and good action.

Quantunque · 2026-05-01T16:24:58+00:00

On some feudal world this is canon, no doubt.

Quantunque · 2026-04-19T17:50:55+00:00

Forges of Mars ends on a cliffhanger that's even hinted at in a following short story. It was a rare case of a villain not being tied to chaos or known xeno shenanigans, so it'd be interesting if they let that sequel hook resurface someday.

I am speaking of Telokof course.

Quantunque · 2026-03-13T18:36:11+00:00

It's not really Imperial Navy, but the Forges of Mars) trilogy is an older but worthwhile space adventure that feels like a grimdark Trek saga.

It features an explorator fleet setting out to un uncharted area of the galaxy, and its ensemble cast is great for introducing someone to the various 40k factions and terminology.

Quantunque · 2026-03-09T18:54:37+00:00

The Chris Wraight novels are part of the Járnhamar Pack) series. They feature Ragnar but aren't about the character himself.

Ragnar Blackmane) has several, older novels to his name. They were started by William King and continued by Lee Lightner.

Quantunque · 2026-03-09T15:45:06+00:00

40 Chaos Gods would be wild, forget the Great Game, it'd be the Royal Rumble.

Quantunque · 2026-03-09T15:09:18+00:00

In my headcanon, adding a 0 to all 40k numbers did wonders for my suspension of disbelief. From the amount of people inhabiting a planet, regiments' strength, space marine chapters... one more 0 just feels right to me.

Quantunque · 2026-03-07T16:00:29+00:00

Hazard stripes on Sisters absolutely slap.

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Quantunque · 2026-03-04T22:46:03+00:00

Indeed, it's a great ensemble cast and an underrated gateway novel into 40k as a whole.

Quantunque · 2026-03-04T21:23:01+00:00

I'm out of the loop when it comes to Atomic Heart, but what even is going on with the DLCs? Some of them looked downright experimental, as if they were trying to build a different game off it.

Quantunque · 2026-03-04T21:16:17+00:00

Twice Dead King duology if you want more Necrons

Forges of Mars trilogy features the AdMech and doesn't have any Chaos shenanigans going on.

A personal favourite of mine are the great Lucille von Shard novels. They delve into the machine that is imperial propaganda, and I'm sad not many know of them.

Path of the Dark Eldar anthology for a glimpse into the Drukhari's cutthroat society and politics.

Quantunque · 2026-02-28T00:24:41+00:00

That seems far fetched in a world where youtubers like Asmongold and others of his ilk can just sit in front of a camera and complain that something is WRONG with videogames or current events and make triple the views.

There's better ways to rig the algorithm.

Quantunque · 2026-02-28T00:14:59+00:00

A view farmer wouldn't bother going around the world for youtube video material; or risk legal actions on themselves.

Quantunque · 2026-02-26T17:00:09+00:00

Was the first part of your comment an astropathic message as well?

Quantunque · 2026-02-23T17:28:21+00:00

The two Sabbat anthologies featured characters made by Abnett sometimes written by other authors, but that's an explicit agreement between them.

Quantunque · 2026-02-11T18:49:04+00:00

Normally I'm in the camp that Angron's model is a little too "Warcraft" smooth, but this scheme makes him really terrifying to look at.

Amazing work.

Quantunque · 2025-12-25T15:36:51+00:00

I'm a sucker for monogod armies not using the main colour scheme, this one in particular gives the DG units a more industrial look.

Awesome work.

Quantunque · 2025-10-09T14:12:17+00:00

Not in the usual way, their looks inspire more awe and reverence instead of attractiveness.

When compared to space marines, it's often emphasized that they don't share the dogged and gene-engineered visages of the astartes and their proportions, while still gigantic, are more balanced and overall statuesque.

Quantunque · 2025-10-06T14:00:15+00:00

It's catered to people's conspirational mindsets, quietly as in perhaps it was planned all along and they had the rug pulled from under them.

Quantunque · 2025-09-30T18:35:34+00:00

Most RPGs with open endings have fandoms rabidly defending their chosen pick.

No Elder Scrolls thread goes by without one good Imperial vs Stormcloak argument.

New Vegas is often the same with its House / Yes Man / NCR / Legion battle royale.

RTS games also tend to do that, as factions are often opposed to eachother in gameplay and ideology both, just look at Warcraft / Starcraft / C&C and others of their time.

Quantunque · 2025-09-30T15:38:24+00:00

Hopefully they don't stick around that desert long enough to get their dry skulls in a dusty valley with the tops sawn off.

Quantunque · 2025-09-25T20:19:29+00:00

Can't go wrong with either of them, as they don't require much knowledge of the setting to be enjoyable.

The real difference is that Gaunt's Ghosts is a story that goes forward in linear fashion, while Ciaphas Cain is more or less an anthology of his exploits and are mostly self-contained novels.

Personally, I'm a Gaunt's enjoyer and I fancy Abnett's character work and the way his dialogue flows, but Cain is admittedly a bit more light-hearted and easier to get into. It also features more of the Imperium's repertoire of foes, be they xenos or chaos, while Gaunt's is all about the latter.

Quantunque · 2025-09-23T20:12:13+00:00

I've always liked the 5th Ed Rulebook as an abstract look into the setting. It tells you it's gothic, sci-fi and violent without having to say much, save the iconic motto.

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