Posted: 2026-04-16 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-04-15 12:59:07
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Forum post by Dryaktylus, 13 responses at time of this post.
British science fiction writer Ian Watson died on April 13.
Well, I read only his four 40k novels and two short stories, but being the author of the first novel in the grim and dark weirdness of the far future he set a landmark. And while those novels were... special... I mostly liked them. And things like the fractured Emperor, the masochistic secrets of the Imperial Fists and the last chapter of Space Marine I'll always remember. Thanks for that. :'(
My condolence to his friends and family.
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Posted: 2026-04-15 11:59:07
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Forum post by Da Boss, 36 responses at time of this post.
The thread on new editions got me thinking - in the various games I played, when did I think was the "best" time?
A lot of people say it's your first edition of a game that is your favourite, but for me that wasn't really the case.
40K - started in 2e and had a lot of fun, but I think the peak of the game for me was late 4e-early 5e, and if I had to pick one, I'd pick early 5e before the codex releases made it a bit less fun to play. The 3e system had matured into something pretty complete, I had a really fun codex in the late 4e Ork codex and I was having a blast playing the game with loads of build variety and new kits to play with. 6e and 7e bloated the system out without improving it, and introduced formations and superheavies as core game concepts and I really hate formations especially.
WFB - Started in 5e and again, had a lot of fun, though even I as a teen could see that my Slann Mage Priest was crazy over-powered. I think late 6e, when all the books were out, was the best time. I had so much fun playing narrative and siege games back then and although 40K was by far more popular I was really in love with the Old World. I was really optimistic about 7e and liked it at first, but the infamous trio of bad army books really soured me on the edition sadly. I was again optimistic for 8e but just a mix of things really put me off - stupid terrain rules, overpowered magic, massive unwieldy units...
Old World it seems to me is not an improvement on any of these, and they increased the base sizes so petulantly I'm not even gonna give it a fair go!
Warmachine and Hordes - I was an early adopter of this locally, got in in 1e. 2e was by far the best version of the game for me, though late in the edition they started introducing "theme lists" which were their version of formations and they were really bad. But you could just ignore them which I did. Really tight, f...
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Posted: 2026-04-15 10:59:07
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By RAFF
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Posted: 2026-04-15 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-04-14 10:59:07
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Forum post by mrFickle, 36 responses at time of this post.
Hi All
I get the Abaddon it’s really powerful and skilful and a great leader and general etc. And that the black legion is a home for any astartes that wants to rebel against their chapter or faction or the imperium. But Abaddon has an arms length relationship with the chaos gods and uses their power without committing to them like a good demon prince wannabe.
Where are the word bearers are the OG CSM. They started the heresy and go harder than anyone else on their worship of chaos. So why haven’t the chaos gods gone all in on them giving them the power to wreak havoc and go on their own black crusades type adventures.
Is it just the way GW wanted to focus on the black legion when CSM launched? Or is there a lore reason?
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Posted: 2026-04-14 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-04-13 15:59:07
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By Mothsniper
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Posted: 2026-04-13 14:59:07
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By Captain Brown
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Posted: 2026-04-13 13:59:07
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Forum post by Mad Doc Grotsnik, 36 responses at time of this post.
How do!
Fresh from yet another wibbling rant about the state of Chaos, I bring you this thread. And it’s dedicated to enabling a more background accurate representation of Chaos. But, and here’s the important bit, without changing the existing Codexes one bit. And it’s drawing on an old WHFB list selection method.
See, once upon a time, probably my favourite period of WHFB, Chaos broke the mould when it came to army selection. Rather than representing a formal army, this was intended to reflect a given Chaos force being comprised of smaller warbands, temporarily allied in pursuit of a common goal.
What you did was first pick, arm and pay for a Chaos Champion. Then, you had to purchase units of at least equal value. That was their bondsmen/warband. Then rinse and repeat until you’ve spent all your points.
So…why not allow a 40K Soup List on the same lines? Pick a Codex. Pick and pay for a Champion type, then spend at least that many points, from the same Codex, to provide them with Their Dudes. Then do it again and again, picking and choosing from the various Codexes on offer, until all your points are spent.
Oh there’s nothing stopping you picking from a single Codex with its usual restrictions. And Chaos Knights can be Dreadbladed in exactly as is.
Then? Points not withstanding of course, you can have a wild assortment of Chaos forces marching under a single banner.
Perhaps require that 25% be spent on your High Heedyin And Hims Dudes, to represent the chap currently wielding the most influence.
But let Chaos be Chaotic.
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Posted: 2026-04-13 12:59:07
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Forum post by Tabletop Order, 1 responseat time of this post.
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Posted: 2026-04-13 11:59:07
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Forum post by the-gentleman-ranker, 36 responses at time of this post.
So i'm reading through The Chapters Due (Graham McNeill) and i noticed that on p.28 it states the following
“Ach, these lads? They aren’t first generation,” said Pasanius kicking a dismembered
corpse at Uriel’s feet, a warrior he didn’t remember killing. “They’re a founding from
way down the line. Copies of copies of copies. You don’t dilute Astartes blood for
thousands of years without seeing it become thin and weak.”
Uriel wanted to say that Pasanius was wrong, that the dead didn’t care whether they
were killed by inferior copies of the first Astartes or the genuine article.
And then in I am Slaughter it states...
Bloodlines and gene-seeds were gradually failing over time. The vigour had waned
So basically the question is, is there supposed to be a marked quality difference between ..... say, a generic Space Marine from a 1st Founding Chapter, or a generic Space Marine from, for example, the 24th founding.
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Posted: 2026-04-13 10:59:07
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By landcruiserlarry
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Posted: 2026-04-13 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-04-12 13:59:07
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By RAFF
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Posted: 2026-04-12 12:59:07
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By Camkierhi
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Posted: 2026-04-12 11:59:07
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By Klaus, not Santa
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Posted: 2026-04-12 10:59:07
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By Starfarer
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Posted: 2026-04-12 09:59:07
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