Incline Warhammer 40,000 Lore Thread

[Heroic Liberator]

Apparently the Lion is returning with 10th edition.

 

[NecroLord]

Apparently the Lion is returning with 10th edition.

The most 100% TOTALLY LOYAL son of the Emperor returns!
Does he now have short hair? I liked the Lion better with his long hair and beard.

 

[Rahdulan]

I wonder if he looks older because he was actually asleep and not in stasis like Guilliman.

 

[NecroLord]

I wonder if he looks older because he was actually asleep and not in stasis like Guilliman.

Heh, I wonder now what will the reaction of Roboute and the Imperium will be like. Will the Lion finally get to be Warmaster (a position he always coveted) ? Will he remain the secretive, dour douche we all know and love?

 

[lightbane]

I guess the Lion coming back means we'll know for sure if the DAngels were loyalists or not. As well as ensuring an ending for WH40k where the Imperium wins... If only because ending it with everyone losing ala AoS won't fly a second time.

 

[Caim]

I guess the Lion coming back means we'll know for sure if the DAngels were loyalists or not. As well as ensuring an ending for WH40k where the Imperium wins...

It'd be pretty funny if the Lion ends up murdering most of the Dark Angels, with the few survivors turning to the incredibly smug Fallen to survive.

 

[NecroLord]

Oh man, the Lion has A LOT of catching up to do. The current shit state of the Imperium, completely unlike the vision the Emperor had for it, the Great Rift, enemies from nearly all sides.
The Lion has his work cut out for him.

 

[Tyranicon]

Any guesses on who's next to return?

My bet is on Jaghatai Khan because people expect Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn.

The boys are back in town!

 

[NecroLord]

Any guesses on who's next to return?

My bet is on Jaghatai Khan because people expect Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn.

The boys are back in town!

Why not Corax?

 

[Mitleser2020]

Any guesses on who's next to return?

My bet is on Jaghatai Khan because people expect Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn.

The boys are back in town!

Why not Corax?

He is busy in the Warp.

Corax went on to hunt the traitor Primarchs, seeking revenge for the Drop Site Massacre. At some point he became mutated by the powers of the Warp, turning into a creature made of darkness and shadow itself. Using his new abilities, Corax wreaked havoc on a Word Bearers Daemon World in the Eye of Terror. Far beyond the abilities of average Word Bearers, the Daemon Primarch Lorgar himself appeared before Corax and the two engaged in a vicious duel. Corax managed to dominate the battle, forcing Lorgar to retreat and close the portal he had arrived from. As Lorgar vanished, Corax vowed that he would hunt down and slay the Daemon Primarch.[13]

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Corvus_Corax#Post-Heresy

 

[NecroLord]

Any guesses on who's next to return?

My bet is on Jaghatai Khan because people expect Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn.

The boys are back in town!

Why not Corax?

He is busy in the Warp.

Corax went on to hunt the traitor Primarchs, seeking revenge for the Drop Site Massacre. At some point he became mutated by the powers of the Warp, turning into a creature made of darkness and shadow itself. Using his new abilities, Corax wreaked havoc on a Word Bearers Daemon World in the Eye of Terror. Far beyond the abilities of average Word Bearers, the Daemon Primarch Lorgar himself appeared before Corax and the two engaged in a vicious duel. Corax managed to dominate the battle, forcing Lorgar to retreat and close the portal he had arrived from. As Lorgar vanished, Corax vowed that he would hunt down and slay the Daemon Primarch.[13]

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Corvus_Corax#Post-Heresy

Right. Corax has a score to settle with that fuck Lorgar.

 

[Caim]

Any guesses on who's next to return?

My bet is on Jaghatai Khan because people expect Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn.

The boys are back in town!

Why not Corax?

He is busy in the Warp.

Corax went on to hunt the traitor Primarchs, seeking revenge for the Drop Site Massacre. At some point he became mutated by the powers of the Warp, turning into a creature made of darkness and shadow itself. Using his new abilities, Corax wreaked havoc on a Word Bearers Daemon World in the Eye of Terror. Far beyond the abilities of average Word Bearers, the Daemon Primarch Lorgar himself appeared before Corax and the two engaged in a vicious duel. Corax managed to dominate the battle, forcing Lorgar to retreat and close the portal he had arrived from. As Lorgar vanished, Corax vowed that he would hunt down and slay the Daemon Primarch.[13]

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Corvus_Corax#Post-Heresy

Right. Corax has a score to settle with that fuck Lorgar.

If he couldn't do it in ten thousand years I doubt that he'll be able to do it in the next few.

 

[9ted6]

Scalding take but I've never gotten the interest of discussing Warhammer lore, especially future events or plot developments, when all the writers tell us repeatedly that the outcome is Chaos murderfucks everybody and that can never possibly be averted.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

 

[Storyfag]

Apparently the Lion is returning with 10th edition.

There were better choices.

 

[Caim]

So there's been a few changes to 10e units stats.

Leadership has been inverted by becoming roll over instead of roll under (and since the 6+ has been compared to the old LD of 8 means that a 6 or better passes the roll). OC is the unit's weight when capturing objectives, just multiply the OC by the number of models and you're done.

A weapon's stat block now describes its WS/BS, Strength and Attack, alongside its AP and Damage values like before.

Certainly some changes, but it remains to be seen whether it will improve the clusterfuck that is 9e.

And yes, OC is the Do Not Steal stat.

 

[Shadenuat]

OC kinda makes natural advantages of weak mass infantry like conscripts null aside from physical screening.

Thought they d remove T from non vehicle or monster proved false.

Happy for Nids to shine, always pondered about making them my second army.

Edit. Seems termagants also OC2 so mahrines arent best scoring, while troops in general arent good as before since they dont cancel nontroops

 

[Ashigara]

Sir David Attenborough AI does 40k lore:

 

[hayst]

Sir David Attenborough AI does 40k lore:

I'm about this channel. Got a good one on the Tau also.

 

[Mangoose]

Instead apparently it's just a foil to make Fedoratards feel smart about not following the rules, which just makes the setting seem banal as shit. Tell me i'm wrong.

Nah actually the setting is about every faction basically being legit, existential threat, which actually justifies hardcore Inquisitors, etc. It's more like an absurdist dystopia for lulz.

In terms of Space Marine fetish.. That actually comes from the company owners, who are actually dicks that capitalize on IP. Their thought-process is that Space Marines attract the most customers and profit lol.

40k fans/players are not Space Marine specific. It's actually annoying to us that Space Marines are over-emphasized like that. The other factions are just as absurdly interesting if not more-so. In fact I dunno if Space Marines are the most used.. Because there are plenty of players who would love to play a diff race and destroy the Imperium for lulz.

 

[NecroLord]

In terms of Space Marine fetish.. That actually comes from the company owners, who are actually dicks that capitalize on IP. Their thought-process is that Space Marines attract the most customers and profit lol.

I think that is also why the Space Marines are so easy to market. Each chapter has its distinct culture, customs and battle tactics.
Personally, the Blood Angels (and their successor chapters, the Flesh Tearers and Lamenters) are my favorite chapter, followed by the green bros, the Salamanders and the zealous power sword wielding badasses, the Black Templars.
Chaos Space Marines are pretty cool too, but you need a good writer to show their real strengths and how terrifying they can be. I always liked the World Eaters and the Iron Warriors.

 

[Hag]

Scalding take but I've never gotten the interest of discussing Warhammer lore, especially future events or plot developments, when all the writers tell us repeatedly that the outcome is Chaos murderfucks everybody and that can never possibly be averted.

Always thought the Tyranids would be the winners. They outnumber and assimilate everything, plus they are impervious to Chaos. V3 lore was quite clear they were the most pressing menace for the whole galaxy.
But since they are not SpACe MAriNes they will be second league forever.

 

[NecroLord]

Scalding take but I've never gotten the interest of discussing Warhammer lore, especially future events or plot developments, when all the writers tell us repeatedly that the outcome is Chaos murderfucks everybody and that can never possibly be averted.

Always thought the Tyranids would be the winners. They outnumber and assimilate everything, plus they are impervious to Chaos. V3 lore was quite clear they were the most pressing menace for the whole galaxy.
But since they are not SpACe MAriNes they will be second league forever.

You know, I thought that the general consensus was that 40k would either go down in flames, like the End Times from Warhammer Fantasy: Age of Sigmar, or all of the major factions of 40k will duke it out in a truly massive battle where ultimately nobody wins, but everyone and everything gets annihilated.
Also, Chaos is a major candidate for winner status, since all intelligent life projects thoughts and emotions into the Immaterium and further strengthens the influence of the Chaos Gods.

 

[Hag]

You know, I thought that the general consensus was that 40k would either go down in flames, like the End Times from Warhammer Fantasy: Age of Sigmar, or all of the major factions of 40k will duke it out in a truly massive battle where ultimately nobody wins, but everyone and everything gets annihilated.
Also, Chaos is a major candidate for winner status, since all intelligent life projects thoughts and emotions into the Immaterium and further strengthens the influence of the Chaos Gods.

Chaos is indeed a good candidate, however it has no grip on tyranids (protected by the hivemind), orks (natural resistance to psy (chaos) powers) and maybe necrons if anybody cares about them. Furthermore, while Chaos influence reaches everywhere, Chaos armies (Marines, renegades and bigger demons) are mostly regrouped in the Eye of Terror or the Maelstrom or such idyllic places when you enjoy living among spikes or pus or wriggling appendages. For most parts of the Emperium, Chaos cults are a real menace but so are Genestealers or the random Waaaaaagh or the good'ol heresy that can be simply "enough of your shit" without input from the usual chaotic suspects.

 

[Storyfag]

Sir David Attenborough AI does 40k lore:

Perfectly fits an old Administratum official.