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2015/09/03 02:31:33
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Ruthless Rafkin
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Malifaux Ten Thunders
1 Broom Weilding Peasant
2 Kitsune on Fire
3 Angry Emberling
4 Wandering Wastrel
5 Terrible Tengu
6 Medative Monk of Low River
7 Steaming Metal Gamin
8 Shadowy Oiran
9 Ten Thunder Brother
10 Shuriken-slinging Torakage
11 Merciless Monk of High River
12 Chain Gun Toting Samurai
13 Pulsating Penangalan
14 Ancient Armor Fueled by Vengance
15 Brutal Sensei
16 Madman with a Machine Gun
17 Master of Many Styles
18 Heir to the Katanaka
Automatically Appended Next Post:
1 Fresh off the Train
2 Perdita's Pet Nephilim
3 Lowly Bureaucrat
4 Brutal Puppet
5 Patroling Guild Guard
6 Hunting Guild Hound
7 Heart-breaking Pistolero
8 Sinister Guild Lawyer
9 Stalking Death Marshal
10 Galloping Guardsman
11 Trick Shootin' Marshal
12 Straight-Jacketed Dynamite Tosser
13 Unstoppable Peacekeeper
14 Pistol Packin' Witchhunter
15 Brutal Guild Captain
16 The Sinister Secretary
17 Master of Constructs
18 The Long Arm of Justice
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40k is about slamming two slegdehammers together and hoping the other breaks first. Malifaux is about fighting with scalpels trying to hit select areas and hoping you connect more. |
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2015/10/06 19:47:31
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Brigadier General
The new Sick Man of Europe
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Batman Miniatures Game- Law:
1. Gotham Street Cop
2. GCPD Detective
3. SWAT Cop Alpha
4. Agent O'Connel
5. Lieutenant Brandon
6. Corrupt Commissioner Loeb
7. Arrow
8. Red Hood
9. Black Canary
10. Batwoman
11. Bat Girl
12. Commisioner Gordon
13. Alfred Pennyworth
14. Boy Wonder
15. Bruce Wayne
16. The Goddamn Batman
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2015/10/07 14:10:45
DC:90+S+G++MB++I--Pww211+D++A++/fWD390R++T(F)DM+
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2016/03/07 21:48:19
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Solahma
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[AoS] Stormcast Eternals 1. Star Eagle 2. Gryph Hound 3. Dracoth 4. Liberator 5. Prosecutor 6. Judicator 7. Paladin Protector 8. Paladin Decimator 9. Paladin Retributor 10. Dracothian Fulminator 11. Dracothian Desolator 12. Dracothian Tempestor 13. Dracothian Concussor 14. Knight Heraldor 15. Knight Vexilor 16. Knight Venator 17. Knight Azyros 18. Lord Relictor 19. Lord Castellan 20. Lord Celestant [AoS] Khorne Bloodbound 1. Bloodreaver 2. Blood Warrior 3. Skullreaper 4. Wrathmonger 5. Skullcrusher 6. Bloodreaver Chieftan 7. Skullseeker 8. Wrathmaster 9. Skullhunter 10. Deathbringers 11. Bloodstoker 12. Slaughterpriest 13. Skullgrinder 14. Bloodsecrator 15. Champion of Khorne 16. Lord of Khorne
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2016/03/07 22:11:15
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2016/03/07 23:43:51
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Ruthless Rafkin
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If AoS gets their ranks in before Malifaux, I'm gonna write a stern letter to the editor.
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-Loki- wrote:
40k is about slamming two slegdehammers together and hoping the other breaks first. Malifaux is about fighting with scalpels trying to hit select areas and hoping you connect more. |
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2016/03/10 13:31:36
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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[DCM]
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Start writing!
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2016/03/11 06:17:44
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Solahma
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Poor guy has already posted four tracks, Alph!
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2016/03/11 14:21:03
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Ruthless Rafkin
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Yeah! Like, ages ago, man.
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-Loki- wrote:
40k is about slamming two slegdehammers together and hoping the other breaks first. Malifaux is about fighting with scalpels trying to hit select areas and hoping you connect more. |
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2016/03/11 14:55:08
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Solahma
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FWIW the admins have been super busy with a number of projects not least publishing a miniatures game starter set! Yakface will eventually get back to this thread.
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2016/03/11 16:08:21
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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[DCM]
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I meant "get writing that letter to the editor"!
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2016/03/11 18:09:23
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Ruthless Rafkin
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DEAR TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
ONCE AGAIN, I, A FINE CITIZEN OF THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BASTION OF FREEDOM AND THE LIGHT OF LIBERTY'S TORCH, FIND THAT VERY LIBERTY SHAKEN BY THE NE'ER DO WELL YACKFACE. THIS SCOURGE ON HUMANITY AND DENIER OF LIBERTY....
Is that a good start? Does it sound grandiose enough?
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-Loki- wrote:
40k is about slamming two slegdehammers together and hoping the other breaks first. Malifaux is about fighting with scalpels trying to hit select areas and hoping you connect more. |
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2016/03/12 00:06:17
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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[DCM]
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I like it - more please!
All kidding aside, I think your Malifaux tracks will get added, it is just that the guy(s) who can do it is busy and maybe hasn't looked here in a while?
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2016/03/16 01:03:25
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Daring Dark Eldar Raider Rider
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40k- Emissaries of Cegorach
1. Mon-Keigh
2. Pathetic Pretender
3. Circus Freak
4. Worthless Vocalist
5. Mediocre Mime
6. Competent Stagehand
7. Skilled Dancer
8. Agile Acrobat
9. Comedic Clown
10. Phantom of the Opera
11. Master Illusionist
12. Mythic Magician
13. Choreographer of the Act
14. Maestro of Fate
15. Death's Jester
16. Seer of Shadows
17. Master of the Troupe
18. Legendary Solitaire
The concept I was going for (even tho I may have presented it horribly) is: Rank is done by the skill of the performer and each rank is a type of Performance art or a well known performing name "phantom of the Opera" etc. The highest ranks pre-spoilers are the well known Harlequin Units
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2016/05/02 15:18:35
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Master Shaper
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40k: Genestealer Cult
1) Expired Embryo
2) Newly implanted Civilian
3) Gibbering Cultist with a hammer
4) Mindless Fanatic of the Brood
5) Newborn Hybrid
6) Crazed Hybrid with a lasrifle
7) Trigger happy Cultist
8) Preacher of the Brood Mind
9) Sneaky Hybrid infiltrating a Hive City
10) Purestrain Genestealer lost on a Space Hulk
11) Fierce Genestealer defending its family
12) Genestealer hijacking a civilian cruiser
13) Lurking Assassin of the Brood
14) Soon to be Broodlord hosting a family reunion
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16)
It may need a few tweaks and ranks swutch around, but I feel that it gives a good basis. One problem with this is that it takes away from the tyranid rank track, which has similar ranks. I did try to make the ranks different with the adjectives/descriptions and whatnot.
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Irishpeacockz-Blackjack needs a pay raise for being the welcomer to the crusade
Palleus-Write a school essay about Kroot! Pride. Prejudice. And Cannibalsim. |
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2016/05/17 21:18:13
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider
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LOTR Isengard
1. Sweaty Wildman of Dunland
2. Ill-Tempered Dunlending Warrior
3. Confused Mordor Orc
4. Unleashed Warg Rider
5. Fighting Uruk-Hai
6. Swift Uruk-Hai Scout
7. Precise Uruk-Hai Crossbowman
8. Dutiful Uruk-Hai Pikeman
9. Cunning Uruk-Hai Engineer
10. Skilled Uruk-Hai Soldier
11. Brutal Uruk-Hai Berserker
12. Teeth-gnashing Uruk-Hai Commander
13. Maggoty-Bread Mauhur
14. Meat's Back on the Menu Ugluk
15. First of the Uruk-Hai, Lurtz
Either 16 or 17 as final rank- 16 for total theme appropriate, 17 for the reality of the situation
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2016/11/18 04:16:08
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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How about this one:
40K-Space Marines-Deathwatch
1. A victim of Xenos' cruelty
2. Space Marine Initiate with a grudge
3. Possible Candidate for the Deathwatch
4. Newly recruited Deathwatch Space Marine
5. Stealthy Deathwatch Marine with a Stalker-pattern Bolter
6. Fearless Deathwatch Marine with a Frag Cannon
7. Fanatical Deathwatch Vanguard Veteran
8. Deathwatch Sergeant with Xenos-hunting experience
9. Skilled Corvus Blackstar Pilot
10. Leader of a Deathwatch Kill Team
11. Angry Deathwatch Librarian
12. Vigilant Watch Captain
13. Deathwatch Chaplain purging Xenos filth
14. Venerable Watch Master
I did notice an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor rank track, but not one for the Deathwatch. Hope you like it!
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2018/01/17 17:49:29
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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Two questions;
how come you don't have a Kharadron Overlords rank track here, and would you object to my suggestions for one?
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2018/01/17 18:22:10
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Future War Cultist wrote:Two questions;
how come you don't have a Kharadron Overlords rank track here, and would you object to my suggestions for one?
Not at all - suggest away!
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2018/01/18 00:50:56
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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Kharadron Overlord Beardling
Eager Young Arkanaut Kadet
Graduate Of Arkanaut Academy
Swabbie Onboard A Frigate
Experienced Arkanaut Privateer
Expert Skyhook Operator
Aethermatic Volleygunner
Able Skyduardin With A Skypike
Chef Petty Officer With An Anchor
Skywarden Hitching A Ride
Custodian Of The Ship
Ace Skyvessel Pilot
Captain Of An Ironclad
Audacious Arkanaut Admiral
If I did this right, it's a realistic protrayal of an Arkanauts career. And it's hopefully mildly amusing too.
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2018/01/20 08:57:36
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I was redirected here for developing / proposing a Ranking Track for Kingdom Death. It looks like 16-20 is the preferred total number of titles, yes? How about this: Kingdom Death Ranking Track 1. Underfoot Vermin 2. New Child Survivor 3. Inexperienced Young Survivor 4. Hardy Survivor 5. Grizzled Old Survivor 6. Hopeful Savior 7. Furious White Lion 8. Screaming Antelope 9. Forsaken Butcher 10. Avenging White Speaker 11. Shadowy Twilight Knight 12. Wandering Gorm 13. Nebulous Phoenix 14. Mysterious Watcher 15. Gold Smoke Knight 16. Imposing Dragon King Does that work?
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2018/01/31 23:49:46
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Alpharius wrote:I like it - more please!
All kidding aside, I think your Malifaux tracks will get added, it is just that the guy(s) who can do it is busy and maybe hasn't looked here in a while?
Any idea if/when other tracks would be added? Just curious. Thanks!
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2019/03/03 22:42:34
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Pyromaniac Hellhound Pilot
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40K - DKOK
1. Death Korp. Guardsmen
2. Death Korp. Watch Master
3. Death Korp Grenadier
4. Death Korp. Grenadier Watch Master
5. Death Korp. Commissar
6. Death Korp. Death Rider
7. Death Korp. Ridemaster
8. Death Korp. Death Rider Commissar
9. Death Korp. Engineer
10. Death Korp. Engineer Watch Master
11. Death Korp. Veteran
12. Death Korp. Field Officer
13. Death Korp. Quartermaster
14. Death Korp. Field Marshal
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2020/02/04 00:23:34
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Hissing Hybrid Metamorph
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[40k] Genestealer Cult
1. Mindwyrm Familiar
2. Fanatic Contagii Brood Brother
3. Maelignaci First Generation Acolyte
4. Hybrid Second Generation Acolyte
5. True Hybrid Third Generation Miner
6. Devoted Locus Bodyguard
7. Gun-Slinging Kelermorph
8. Primacii Fourth Generation Goliath Truck Driver
9. Speeding Atalan Jackal
10. Gene-manipulating Biophagus
11. Secretive Sanctus
12. Nexos Planning an uprising
13. Clamavus Spreading Messages of Joy
14. Revered Hybrid Metamorph
15. Purestrain Fifth Generation Genestealer
16. Jackal Alphus Peering Down-Scope
17. Awe Inspiring Acolyte Iconward
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2020/02/17 23:42:35
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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President of the Mat Ward Fan Club
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Rippy wrote: [40k] Genestealer Cult
1. Mindwyrm Familiar
2. Fanatic Contagii Brood Brother
3. Maelignaci First Generation Acolyte
4. Hybrid Second Generation Acolyte
5. True Hybrid Third Generation Miner
6. Devoted Locus Bodyguard
7. Gun-Slinging Kelermorph
8. Primacii Fourth Generation Goliath Truck Driver
9. Speeding Atalan Jackal
10. Gene-manipulating Biophagus
11. Secretive Sanctus
12. Nexos Planning an uprising
13. Clamavus Spreading Messages of Joy
14. Revered Hybrid Metamorph
15. Purestrain Fifth Generation Genestealer
16. Jackal Alphus Peering Down-Scope
17. Awe Inspiring Acolyte Iconward
Overall, it looks really solid. Comments below:
1) My first thought was that since the Genestealers are kind of unique, in that they implant their hosts and spawn from there, it could be fun to make the first few ranks humorously represent that, like having the first rank be 'Hapless Space Hulk Explorer', the second rank being something like 'Infected and Looking For a Mate'. This can be cool especially because the first few ranks can go by really, really quick for most people (because they're often just 0-10 posts for the first rank and 10-25 posts for the second rank). Of course, that would mean losing the Mindwyrm familiar (as it wouldn't 'fit' that early rank theme anymore) and some other rank as well to make space for those, so I will leave it up to you whether to start with the more straight forward ranks like you have, or something more humorous.
2) One of my main concerns with rank tracks is that each rank when seen by themselves (which is the only way people see them once they're implemented) can give some indication of what rank track people are on. I think you've done a really, really good job on that, especially because Genestealers have a lot of really unique names that apply only to their faction. So nothing on this front I'd recommend changing, just wanted to give you props.
3) Although I'm going to contradict this point in just a second, another major thing we want to try to do is to keep the ranks as short as humanly possible. Though I also don't want to lose any of the 'flavor' of the ranks either. What do you think about going with '1st', '2nd', '3rd' and so on, instead of 'first', 'second', 'third', etc, for the generation names? And what about ' Gen' instead of writing out 'generation' fully each time (so '1st Gen', '2nd Gen, etc)? Do you think that messes ''the feel' of the ranks up too much? It would definitely save quite a bit of characters to do it this way, so my inclination is to make this change.
4) For the most part, you've done a great job of making each rank have a nice little descriptive flair, like 'Secretive Sanctus', 'Nexos planning an uprising', etc. But there are a few which are just a plain name and nothing else. Many of these are quite long names, so I get maybe you were reluctant to add extra flair words to them. However, especially if we shorten 'first generation' down to '1st gen', it would make it easier to fit in some extra flair on these ranks?
1. Mindwyrm Familiar (assuming you decide to keep this rank and not replace it per my note #1 above)
3. Maelignaci First Generation Acolyte
4. Hybrid Second Generation Acolyte
15. Purestrain Fifth Generation Genestealer
5) The last 3 ranks, if at all possible, are supposed to be really cool easter eggs, either harkening back to old fluff or really old OOP miniatures. Currently, your last 3 ranks are just the top 3 ranks for the faction, without anything really cool or fun about them.
A couple things I can think of off the top of my head would be throwing back to the old Patriach miniature, so something like: 'Big Fat Patriach Sitting on a Throne'. It also could be fun to throw back to the original Genestealer design from Rogue Trader somehow, and how they just had a mouth for a face? Do you have the old Rogue Trader book to reference for this? And/or maybe have one of these final ranks reference back to Ymgarl (as the original Rogue Trader fluff said they were from there)?
Of course, if you feel like you need to keep any of the final ranks that are in the last 3 spots, you should not be afraid to cull a couple 'less important' ranks from the somewhere else in the rank track to make some space.
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2020/02/20 23:00:35
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Hissing Hybrid Metamorph
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thanks yakface, here is what I have come up with for a revision based on your feedback, for the Genestealer track.
I actually really liked your suggestions, so have included them in.
Would love to have some suggestions from anyone if anyone can see some better changes.
1. Hapless Space Hulk Explorer
2. Infected and Looking For a Mate
3. Maelignaci 1st Gen Acolyte howling with devotion
4. Hybrid 2nd Gen Acolyte stealing explosives
5. True Hybrid 3rd Gen Miner
6. Devoted Locus Bodyguard
7. Gun-Slinging Kelermorph
8. Primacii 4th Gen Goliath Truck Driver
9. Speeding Atalan Jackal
10. Gene-manipulating Biophagus
11. Secretive Sanctus
12. Nexos Planning an uprising
13. Clamavus Spreading Messages of Joy
14. Revered Hybrid Metamorph
15. Purestrain 5th Gen infiltrating a colony
16. Hypnotic, Telepathic Magus
17. Inspirational War Leader Primus
18. Patriarch, father of a hidden dynasty
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2020/02/25 01:07:10
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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[ADMIN]
President of the Mat Ward Fan Club
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Ok, Genestealer Cult rank track has been added.
I ended up tweaking nearly every rank you suggested (sorry, I can't help myself), but your order of which ranks go in what order definitely made this possible (no way I could have done it without your help), so thanks!
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2020/02/28 00:07:33
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Hissing Hybrid Metamorph
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yakface wrote:
Ok, Genestealer Cult rank track has been added.
I ended up tweaking nearly every rank you suggested (sorry, I can't help myself), but your order of which ranks go in what order definitely made this possible (no way I could have done it without your help), so thanks!
great, thank you so much! Appreciate you taking the time for this.
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2021/02/07 19:07:21
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader
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Ossiarch Bone Reapers (Age of Sigmar)
Mortek Guard
Kavalos Deathrider
Necropolis Stalker
Immortis Guard
Aviarch Spymaster
Gnosis Scrollbearer
Mortisan Boneshaper
Mortek Hekatos
Mortisan Soulmason
Mortisan Soulreaper
Morgasht Archai
Liege Kavalos
Arch-Kavalos
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Wolfspear's 2k
Harlequins 2k
Chaos Knights 2k
Spiderfangs 2k
Ossiarch Bonereapers 1k |
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2021/02/27 07:15:55
Subject: Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Automated Rubric Marine of Tzeentch
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We need some love for 40K Knights!
[40K] Chaos Knights
[40K] Imperial Knights
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2022/12/04 20:06:13
Subject: Re:Suggest Army Rank Tracks Here
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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Maybe now we need a Leagues of Votann track!
Fresh from the Cloneskein
E-COG doing odd jobs
Ironkin Assistant
Stalwart Hearthkyn Warrior
Angry Cthonian Beserk
Hernkyn Pioneer with a sense of adventure
Fearless Sagitaur driver
Brokhyr Thunderkyn with a huge gun
Elite Einhyr Hearthguard
Indomitable Land Fortress driver
Brokhyr Iron-master with all the tools
Exemplary Einhyr Champion
Kahl overseeing his Hold
Ancient Grimnyr
High Kahl of an entire League
Okay that was admittedly kind of bad, but I know someone else can do better!
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