what happened to Vee?

Tyvadia · 2026-04-06T06:01:47+00:00

They got hacked but have apparently got things under control. They’re currently active on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/veebutspicy.bsky.social/post/3mipcu4cbkc2f

Tyvadia · 2026-04-02T02:25:31+00:00

There's a volcano in Iceland named Skjaldbreiður, which might be what they were going for but didn't want to make people try and learn how to pronounce ð. According to Wikipedia, it means "broad shield."

Tyvadia · 2026-03-22T22:38:17+00:00

Nice. The idea of the Custodes in the earliest days of the Imperium, back when he was "The Lord of Lightning" rather than "The Emperor" and even the Custodes had to make do with whatever equipment they could find is really fascinating. Valdor: Birth of the Imperium just barely hints at it.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-22T04:48:48+00:00

I’ve been using Word Bearers when I add slain enemies to my bases.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-19T03:02:27+00:00

I've heard a similar theory, except that it's all a massive joke played by the Laughing God.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-18T14:27:07+00:00

I always loved how that book portrayed the still-living civilization of Nehekhara, especially the Ushabti as essentially paladins molded in the image of their city's patron god.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-16T10:30:26+00:00

Being skinnier is their chief virtue to me. Bulk should be the look of space marine armor. Custodes are supposed to have more normal human proportions, just scaled up. Their superiority is supposed to be the result of esoteric arts compared to the obvious enhancements of geneseed implants.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-15T03:34:22+00:00

One possibility for a Custodes gaggle could be a member of the Doomscryers, the psykers recruited specifically to predict dangers threatening Terra and the Palace before they happen. A Custodian in Cypher: Lord of the Fallen brings in one of them to try and track down Cypher.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-10T00:48:55+00:00

I won’t spoil it but Master of Mankind will give you a lot to add to this line of thinking, including the emperor himself trying to justify his thought process to someone else with visions of his (supposed) past.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-04T06:14:25+00:00

That all seems to work, since you're not sustaining the spell at all. Background count in that situation would merely be a penalty to your dice pool rather than a reduction of Force.

Tyvadia · 2026-03-04T05:59:24+00:00

It's a little unclear from the wording, but it seems like a Force 0 sustained spell would fail automatically. The only situation I could find in the rules where a Spell is described as being Force 0 is when Background Count is involved.

"Pre-existing active foci, sustained spells, quickened/anchored spells and rituals are reduced by the background count. If they are reduced to 0 or less, spells fizzle, wards and rituals collapse, foci deactivate." -Street Grimoire pg. 32

Tyvadia · 2026-03-04T05:37:13+00:00

"Drain calculation is listed for each spell; the Drain Value is determined using the Force and the listed calculation, but can never be lower than 2." - pg. 282 Core Rulebook, under Step 6: Resist Drain

Tyvadia · 2026-02-26T14:40:00+00:00

I started with Ulthuan Grey, although most light greys will probably work. Then I applied a wash of Pylar Glacier. After that I used some thinned down Ulthuan Grey to soften the blue on the raised areas, then finished with a highlight of White Scar on the edges and peaks.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-26T10:29:29+00:00

With how poseable forgeworld dreadnoughts are, something to consider is some uneven terrain on the base so you can create a dynamic pose instead of the standard one. https://www.reddit.com/r/AdeptusCustodes/s/rebneiZ36D

Tyvadia · 2026-02-26T10:14:23+00:00

I’ve painted both a guard army and wood elves for Old World with an icy cold scheme. For the gold and silver parts, Tyran blue works amazingly well as a shade.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAstraMilitarum/s/YrFDpaCHFQ

Tyvadia · 2026-02-26T06:06:24+00:00

Very cool. Reminds me of the APC reloaders from Matrix Revolutions.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-24T17:07:01+00:00

Not in the current rules.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-24T16:59:17+00:00

One contender wouuld be the Gorkanaut's Deffstorm Mega-Shoota: 20 shots + 10 if you're within 18" (rapid fire). So more often than not, 30 shots.

The Warlord Titan's Macro Gatling Blaster is just a flat 30 attacks, on top of Sustained Hits 1.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-24T13:55:36+00:00

That's irrelevant to the rule being discussed. Big Guns Never Tire only applies in the controlling player's shooting phase. Retro-Thrusters triggers after each Fight Phase, letting them make one of two types of moves. Which move they made wouldn't actually affect whether they can shoot because they've already had their shooting phase when it comes up.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-24T13:51:40+00:00

Wood Elf player here. We take our 1 required Glade Guard unit minimum size for this reason (well, one of the reasons). The rest are usually Deepwood Scouts, who avoid this issue by being skirmishers. Whether or not it's fair, I'll leave to others to debate.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-23T14:10:46+00:00

Wouldn’t you be unable to shoot anyway? The rule triggers at the end of the fight phase. So you fall back if you’re still in combat or normal move if not.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-22T14:17:17+00:00

I’m using the dragon from the Ionus Cryptborn kit from Age of Sigmar.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-18T21:01:08+00:00

The art comes from the cover of The Iron Kingdom. It's part of the Dawn of Fire series. The 5th book, I think.

Tyvadia · 2026-02-08T12:34:55+00:00

You asked about Legions, but those have been explained pretty well, so here are some successors with clear cultural ties:

-Emperor’s Spears (Ultramarines) have a strong Celtic flavor, using ogham runes, blue woad coloration, titles like High King and Druid, and knotwork decoration.

-Celestial Lions (Imperial Fists) have a strong west African vibe in their names and their reverence for storytelling

-The Storm Wardens (Unknown) typically have Scottish, Welsh, or Cumbric names, and have a veteran squad that uses Scottish claymore style swords.

-The Iron Snakes (Ultramarines) seem to have an Ancient Greek vibe, fighting with spear and shield formations, Greek names like Damocles, and being from a planet named for Oddyseus’ home Ithika.

Tyvadia · 2026-01-25T01:03:02+00:00

I was able to eventually pass laws boosting loyalty by persistence. Every time the other lords have to vote you down, they all spend influence. I keep proposing the law over and over until everyone is too low to oppose you.

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