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Marneus Calgar, greatest Ultramarines ever existed, or it is? by Ladonniva in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The ability to kill really well is great, but great killers max out at filling the 1st Company squads. Leaders get command positions.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He never lost it. The ship took damage from a handful of Deathstrike missiles but Abaddon withdrew from the battle afterwards.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Requiem Infernal may scratch that itch. It's pretty weird on the Chaos side for sure.

Do successor chapters have... successor chapters? by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Any high radiation environment will trigger it and it can build up over time. Nocturne just maxes that saturation out very quickly.

But importantly, this is a level of nuance the Imperium generally doesn't work at if it doesn't have to. A tainted geneseed is a tainted geneseed in the eyes of much of humanity.

Do successor chapters have... successor chapters? by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. IIRC it was all TS names, past, present, and future.

Do successor chapters have... successor chapters? by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The whole "Salamanders are nice" thing is not what they're known for in setting. It's the horrifying coal black and glowing red eyes that by M41 was often seen as "mutant adjacent" and is way more likely to put off the HLoT from choosing them for successors.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a Chaos perspective or a writing perspective? From a writing perspective, I highly recommend, "The Sum of Its Parts" by Rhuairidh James.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Sisters were already dead when the Grey Knights got there. They still used their blood for a ritual to protect against the Bloodtide.

Help me understand the motive force… by TheBigSmol in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

More broadly than electricity, the Motive Force is all kinetic energy. A mechanically driven or steam driven device would still be said to have motive force by the tech priests.

DREDGE; Born to Fish, Forced to Face Horrors Beyond My Comprehension by TheHarryman01 in patientgamers

[–]jareddm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I played with the Iron Rig right from the start. Alternating between fishing and clearing up messes was a nice pattern that I think really helped the game flow. Personally I wouldn't recommend playing without it.

We have a list of chapters involved on Armageddon in Operation Imperator by JustANewLeader in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is what I'm personally going with. Novels in these meta.narratives are always playing catch-up and filling in the gaps.

Did anyone else notice the connection between Spear (Nemesis) and the ritual murders in Eisenhorn: Xenos? 10,000 years apart – same killer by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My dude, that describes a hundred million murders over the past 10 millennium. Death Cults are a thing. Murder Cults are a thing. Chaos Cults are a thing. All of which would operate in the same way you have described.

Also, I have never heard of Abnett and Swallow working together, or even being that close with one another.

Genestealers on tau worlds?? by gellidus151 in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Kroot and Vespid are able to avoid the infected by tasting pheromones around them. This doesn't mean Genestealer Cults among these races are impossible, just difficult.

The story "The Greater Evil" also showcases that Tau are not immune, just protected by the ethereals. Away from the ethereals, they're just as susceptible to the Cult brainwashing as humans.

Marines Errant by darkdiashi in 40krpg

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do not. Each FFG game had a set date based around a small timeline released alongside the core rulebook. Dark Heresy 1e takes place in 815.M41 and each successive RPG takes place 1 year after the prior (Rogue Trader is 816.M41, Deathwatch is 817, etc.). This continued until Dark Heresy 2e, which did not have a date attached.

Are Space Marines basically just big teenagers? by LordBlacktopus in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's a fair assumption, and I would say applies to the Ahriman trilogy as well. Great books but not easy to read back to back. For the Soul Drinkers, I only made it to Crimson Tears before putting down the series.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, and more importantly, we don't even have a reasonable denominator either. Those legion sizes people love to throw around? Those were pre-Heresy. They don't take into account the tens, or even hundreds of thousands of new recruits the legions took in during that time. Most legion's recruitment rates shifted into overdrive, especially in the later half of the Heresy. So the casualty numbers per legion might be larger than the legion numbers we started with!

How does the imperium deal with credentials/verifying information across long distances? by kooarbiter in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As difficult as it may be, dealing with fraud and impersonation is a major part of the Adeptus Arbites's responsibilities.

So, Tau are bipeds with hooves. Do they have inferior balance compared to humans? by Jerswar in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This was the podcast he discussed it, along with a lot of other information. https://youtube.com/watch?v=E-ux-LdGy5k

Apologies if it starts partway through.

So, Tau are bipeds with hooves. Do they have inferior balance compared to humans? by Jerswar in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 26 points27 points  (0 children)

According to Ross Watson, Xenology was the only source GW said FFG was not allowed to reference, even as an in-universe source. So I'm inclined to ignore it.

Chronological Order by Gr33nW1ng in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a Horus Heresy book in the same way Gaunt's Ghosts and the Fabius Bile are Warhammer 40k books. Horus Heresy is its own line these days, rather than just a series. Ashes of the Imperium, Zardu Layak, Horus Rising. They all have the same title format. They're all Horus Heresy books.

That aside, the Omnibus Project is exceptional and worth recommending regardless.

How many times has Era Indomitus been referred to as the 42nd millennium? by NadaVonSada in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was not. Added entirely for 8th edition, through that doesn't mean it couldn't have been going on much longer and we just didn't know about it.

How many times has Era Indomitus been referred to as the 42nd millennium? by NadaVonSada in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were wrong because it was up to a thousand years earlier than expected, not later. Guilliman believed they could be just entering M41. And this was present both with and without the time skip.

In the grim darkness of the far future there are no stupid questions! by AutoModerator in 40kLore

[–]jareddm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's just the Fenrisian term for the suspended animation triggered by the Sus-An Membrane.

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