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 Alpharius wrote:
Alpha Legion next!

I am...intrigued.

I hear the plan is to have all entries for AL in the next book be either blank spaces or copy pastes of entries from other legions.

 Bull0 wrote:

 kronk wrote:

Signus Prime

 kronk wrote:

Blood Angels

Oh god, so much win. Can't happen soon enough. I started my heresy-era Bangles because of Fear to Tread. I've enjoyed using the vanilla Legion list so far, but some special rules and units would be great.

IF I ever planned on starting a Pre-Heresy/Heresy Era Blood Angels army, this latest revision (via the BL HH series) to their background would have scuttled those plans.

I'm intrigued. Tell me more?

They slightly re-worded the Twilight series as Sanguinus' new origin story?

The next trilogy of books

Prospero


Space Wolves
I need a job!

 plastictrees wrote:
They slightly re-worded the Twilight series as Sanguinus' new origin story?

Thing is you thought that'd sound funny and clever but all you're actually saying with that post is that you've read Twilight.

 Bull0 wrote:
I'm intrigued. Tell me more?

Read some of the reviews of Fear to Tread:The Angel falls (From the Horus Heresy series). More than that might spoil it for people here.

 Bull0 wrote:

 plastictrees wrote:
They slightly re-worded the Twilight series as Sanguinus' new origin story?

Thing is you thought that'd sound funny and clever but all you're actually saying with that post is that you've read Twilight.

"Reading" is an insulting understatement of my relationship with Twilight. You just don't understand what I have to deal with as a teenage vampire.

 kronk wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
I'm intrigued. Tell me more?

Read some of the reviews of Fear to Tread:The Angel falls (From the Horus Heresy series). More than that might spoil it for people here.

I read the book. I liked it. I mean, it's far from my favorite of the series, but it didn't exactly kill Blood Angels dead for me either. The negative reviews seem to be around the weak characterisation and standard plot, which I'd basically concur with. I'd be happy to discuss in PMs or another thread or something.

He's referring to what some believe is a major RetCon to the Blood Angels fluff that occurs in that book.

Which would be...?

A massive spoiler for some due to how massive it is.

We have spoiler tags for a reason...

Not something I'm going to post in this thread. It's too perilous.

Argglebargle, you are all the worst.

This is killing me. I can't think what you're referring to. Somebody put me out of my misery with a spoilerific PM.

Me too!

PMs sent. Sorry for the OT.

I HIGHLY doubt Kronk's PM accurately describes the stupidity of the change to the BA fluff.

Highly. Doubt. It.

 Alpharius wrote:
I HIGHLY doubt Kronk's PM accurately describes the stupidity of the change to the BA fluff.

Highly. Doubt. It.

Then one-up him Alpha. Sent your own PM.

 Alpharius wrote:
I HIGHLY doubt Kronk's PM accurately describes the stupidity of the change to the BA fluff.

Highly. Doubt. It.

Oh come on. It's not like that book retconned Sanguinus' death and what it did to the BA. In fact, the episode serves as a decent prelude to the event.

Then again, perhaps I'm missing some important detail, as I haven't actually read the book and know the content through third party sources.

Oh come on yourself!

Even Kronk will admit that it is a somewhat significant change to the BA's...issues.

Perhaps reading the book in this case might actually be a good idea!

Like I'm gonna waste my time on Black Library writing. No thanks

Oh, yeah. Now that I know what we're alluding to, yes, it's definitely a retcon, yes, I did raise an eyebrow at first, but nah, overall I didn't really think it was that big of a deal, personally.

 Bull0 wrote:

Oh god, so much win. Can't happen soon enough. I started my heresy-era Bangles because of Fear to Tread. I've enjoyed using the vanilla Legion list so far, but some special rules and units would be great.

Suzanna Hoffs was certainly my favorite Primarch during my formative years...

Who can forget such hits as 'Hazy Shade of Fenris', 'Manic Mournival' and 'Walk like a Necrontyr'.

Revising the Blood Angels primarch to be a four person 80's group is certainly a bold move.
Not mentioned in the reviews I've read though, maybe it was foreshadowed in previous books.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Who can forget such hits as 'Hazy Shade of Fenris', 'Manic Mournival' and 'Walk like a Necrontyr'.

*falls off chair laughing*

Manic Mournival. Oh God that's great!

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Suzanna Hoffs was certainly my favorite Primarch during my formative years...

She was still in good shape at the age of 48 when I saw the Bangles live.

What? It's not like they were the headline act

I didn't think the Black Rage issue was a major deal personally.

I apologize for helping drag this one of topic.

So, back on topic we go please - thanks!

We don't call them bangles around here? I didn't even make that up. I giggle internally whenever I remember to use it. You can have that one on me.