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At the tournament this weekend we were talking about the lack of progress in the storyline and talked about stuff we'd like to see, stuff that does not upend the universe that can be covered in the next codex for an army.

Obviously GW is not going to kill the Emperor, have chaos triumph and outlaw marine armies, but there's still stuff they can do.

So here's my 3 ideas:
Abbadon Deposed-For the legions of chaos, 13 failures is 13 too many! Abbadon is deposed as Warmaster and he with his few loyal followers is now hunted by chaos. The new Warmaster is your generic spikey chap in black armor but he has this advisor with two pistols and a sword he never uses, the man's a complete a Cypher. GW gives the new dude stats but gives him some weakness and a tendency to get bad advice. Give Abbadon new stats for his new status but let him take an all-vet army since all he has left is his personal bodyguard units.

The True Imperium-The Celestial Lions return, denounce the Imperium as corrupt and strayed from the Emperor's Path and they are now the true Imperium. Marines, squads, even whole companies have defected to them demanding the High Lords step down and face trial. Throw in a rebel Marine commander as a special character and give them the ability to seize the initiative against any loyalist marine chapter on a 4+ (since marines hesitate to fire on them) and you've got something.

Eldrad Forever!-Finally get around to confirming Eldrad died during the 13th Black Crusade, but he died on the doorstep of the webway and when his soul stone shattered it spread throughout the webway, his essence is now part of the Eldar race.

The return of the primarchs: All of the primarchs who are still alive. Vulkan khan and russ return to name a few. They see the corruption of the imperium and denounce it. Sensing his brothers gulliman is able to breakout of his stasis with his wounds healed. realising the wisdom of the living primarch the chapter whose primarchs are dead ally with them. They then plan to lay seige to Terra. this is represented by primarch as special chracters.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:At the tournament this weekend we were talking about the lack of progress in the storyline and talked about stuff we'd like to see, stuff that does not upend the universe that can be covered in the next codex for an army.

Obviously GW is not going to kill the Emperor, have chaos triumph and outlaw marine armies, but there's still stuff they can do.

So here's my 3 ideas:
Abbadon Deposed-For the legions of chaos, 13 failures is 13 too many! Abbadon is deposed as Warmaster and he with his few loyal followers is now hunted by chaos. The new Warmaster is your generic spikey chap in black armor but he has this advisor with two pistols and a sword he never uses, the man's a complete a Cypher. GW gives the new dude stats but gives him some weakness and a tendency to get bad advice. Give Abbadon new stats for his new status but let him take an all-vet army since all he has left is his personal bodyguard units.

The True Imperium-The Celestial Lions return, denounce the Imperium as corrupt and strayed from the Emperor's Path and they are now the true Imperium. Marines, squads, even whole companies have defected to them demanding the High Lords step down and face trial. Throw in a rebel Marine commander as a special character and give them the ability to seize the initiative against any loyalist marine chapter on a 4+ (since marines hesitate to fire on them) and you've got something.

Eldrad Forever!-Finally get around to confirming Eldrad died during the 13th Black Crusade, but he died on the doorstep of the webway and when his soul stone shattered it spread throughout the webway, his essence is now part of the Eldar race.

The Tyranid menace - The Tyranid threat, continuing in its goal of galactic nom nom nom has increased in power, but when all hope is nearly lost a Tyranid weakness is discovered on a desert planet

Attack of the Eldar - The Eldar finally decide to make themselves useful and make action to combat the Tyranids (after the Imperuim weakens them up)

Revenge of the squats - The squats return finally after being abandoned by the Imperium who just forgot about them and assumed the nids ate them and are out for blood with a war master that looks like Gary Coleman

A New Crusade - Just as things begin to look up for the Tau, with the Imperium pushing more effort into combating the Tyranid threat, chaos drawn by the Tau's human followers launches a new crusade. TAU BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

The Empire Strikes back - The Tau rise after crushing losses to Chaos and are able to regain much of their empire in a mass attack against chaos

The Emperor returns - After a long but needed vacation the Emperor returns to find the Imperium in chaos, worshiping his dummy stand in clone and gets to work setting things straight and kicking some with Sly Marbo at his side, and then all is well, and there is a party on Catachan with the re-aligned drunken hairy squats




THE END








Haha, but in seriousness now. I really do like your ideas especially the first one

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Eldrad Forever!-Finally get around to confirming Eldrad died during the 13th Black Crusade, but he died on the doorstep of the webway and when his soul stone shattered it spread throughout the webway, his essence is now part of the Eldar race.

The Eldar are dicks

Lord of battles wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Eldrad Forever!-Finally get around to confirming Eldrad died during the 13th Black Crusade, but he died on the doorstep of the webway and when his soul stone shattered it spread throughout the webway, his essence is now part of the Eldar race.

The Eldar are dicks

*evil eye*

Finding out definitively what happened to the two missing primarchs and their legions would be nice.

Also, general civil war would also be fun; the forces of the current Imperium against the forces which want to move back to a more elightened, scientific time that the Emp was trying to work towards.

A 14th black crusade which sweeps through the nor war torn Imperium (and actually does something for a change).

Tau getting their blue bums handed to them.

Giant necron/tyranid incursions + all out war between the ultimate form of technology, and the ultimate form of life.

it turns out Space Marines are really just Squats with stilts!

I like the Abbadon Deposed idea, but some one would have to replace him. Or the Chaos forces would simply devolve into infighting and cease to be a significant threat, allowing the Imperium to reclaim much of the Cadian sector. Either or.

Tyrands should perhaps turn to the galactic north, northeast? Very little goes on there.

Kill off Ghazkgull already. (Even if Yarrick goes down screaming with him)

Emperors Faithful wrote:I like the Abbadon Deposed idea, but some one would have to replace him. Or the Chaos forces would simply devolve into infighting and cease to be a significant threat, allowing the Imperium to reclaim much of the Cadian sector. Either or.

Tyrands should perhaps turn to the galactic north, northeast? Very little goes on there.

Kill off Ghazkgull already. (Even if Yarrick goes down screaming with him)

+1

I would like to see more IG action, perhaps a new world is discoverd? Or something else for that mather

The Void Dragon waking up. I can see the Mechanicus go apeshit right now... ^^

Anshal wrote:I would like to see more IG action, perhaps a new world is discoverd? Or something else for that mather

Worlds are lost and rediscovered all the time though.

Another major ork waaagh! in the galactic east. Causing Havoc for imperial, Tau and eldar maiden worlds alike. With rumors abound the whole thing was manipulated by Dark eldar forces to their own nefarious ends.

Perhaps the necrons getting up in number and moving with a dread purpose?

Calgar dies and Sicarius becomes Chapter Master of the Ultramarines!

Angels Redeemed - Cypher is revealed to be the Lion's redeemer, and the Fallen to be the true loyalists!

Games Workshop makes a release that everyone is completely satisfied by.

Elric of Grans wrote:Games Workshop makes a release that everyone is completely satisfied by.

I see what you did there...

Without warning Serveral rifts in space open up and hundreds of ships are expelled from the Warp, bringing new races bent on the domination of the galaxy

JohnHwangDD wrote:Angels Redeemed - Cypher is revealed to be the Lion's redeemer, and the Fallen to be the true loyalists!

I'd rather it be that Cypher is, in fact, revealed to be Luther...and it's The Lion imprisoned within the Rock.

LoL. Epic Win.
Heres a Surprise ending.

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THIS IS SPARTA:All Space Marine chapters finnaly see that the imperium is corrupt and leave the imperium. Marneus Calgar finds a cure for Robute Gulliman. Rogal Dorn turns out to be Lysander. The Crimson Fists show themselves to be the iduiots that they are. The Blood Angels are shown to be Vampires! Space Wolves get drunk. Salamanders find the lost relics. Dark Angels get Angels Redeemed! Nuclear explosion destorys gaxaly.

the emporor get off his golden throne AND HUGS ABADDON!

The Tau analyze Tyranid corpses from Hive Fleet Gorgon and engineer a means to communicate with the hive mind. Their second attempt at diplomacy with the Tyranids, who as it turns out were completely unaware they were eating intelligent beings because they didn't sense any other hive minds in the area, is a stunning success. Tyranids join with the Tau to bring the promise of a greater good to the galaxy.

The waking of the dragon on Mars is interrupted by the sudden revolt of the Necron Pariahs who it turns out were allowed to retain too much of their former minds. The Pariahs still loyal to the Imperium take over control of the Necrons and lead a joint Imperium/Necron Crusade against Chaos.

All armed forces in the galaxy suddenly reveal that they are in fact Alpha Legion in disguise. Warfare ceases immediately in recognition of the fact that everyone is on the same side.

Raxmei wrote:
All armed forces in the galaxy suddenly reveal that they are in fact Alpha Legion in disguise. Warfare ceases immediately in recognition of the fact that everyone is on the same side.

Epic win.

JohnHwangDD wrote:Angels Redeemed - Cypher is revealed to be the Lion's redeemer, and the Fallen to be the true loyalists!

See someone out there knows the truth! I've been telling my friend that Dark angels are really just chaos space marines with dresses and the "fallen angels" are actually the real dark angels.

Angron enters Anger Management Training.

The Space Wolves find Russ. Turns out, he's been holed up in the same dive bar for 10,000 years. His lost armor and weapons are what he's pawned for beer money.

A plot twist at this point would be to actually have a PLOT

GW really has gotten away from narratives which makes the game a lot more stale

We need a "Signs of the End times" expansion/campaign. It would include:

Abbadon deposed and the Demon Primarchs taking an firm hand in preparation for a new black crusade.

The awakening of the Stranger, and the stirring of the Dragon on Mars. A new rift starts to form in the ranks of the Mechanicus.

Sporadic sightings of the infamous Ghazgul thraka occur.

The Phoenix Lord Fugen returns at the head of an army of Wraithguard and Lords to hearld the birth of Ynnaed, Eldar god of the dead.

The last artefacts of Vulkan are found, while a new great hunt locates the missing primarchs. Russ, Corax, and Vulkan take charge of the Imperium.

Something stirs in the darkness of the Rock, and the Dark Angels summon all the unforgiven to the remains of Caliban.

The Shadow in the Warp moves towards Earth as the Nid menace moves to strike the head of its greatest foe in this galaxy.

The Etherial Caste announce the creation of several great Ark ships as the Tau territory is directly in the path of the Nid advance.

Kirasu wrote:A plot twist at this point would be to actually have a PLOT

GW really has gotten away from narratives which makes the game a lot more stale

EPIC WIN!

Durandal wrote:We need a "Signs of the End times" expansion/campaign. It would include:

Abbadon deposed and the Demon Primarchs taking an firm hand in preparation for a new black crusade.

The awakening of the Stranger, and the stirring of the Dragon on Mars. A new rift starts to form in the ranks of the Mechanicus.

Sporadic sightings of the infamous Ghazgul thraka occur.

The Phoenix Lord Fugen returns at the head of an army of Wraithguard and Lords to hearld the birth of Ynnaed, Eldar god of the dead.

The last artefacts of Vulkan are found, while a new great hunt locates the missing primarchs. Russ, Corax, and Vulkan take charge of the Imperium.

Something stirs in the darkness of the Rock, and the Dark Angels summon all the unforgiven to the remains of Caliban.

The Shadow in the Warp moves towards Earth as the Nid menace moves to strike the head of its greatest foe in this galaxy.

The Etherial Caste announce the creation of several great Ark ships as the Tau territory is directly in the path of the Nid advance.

Don't know about this one.

garret wrote:The return of the primarchs: All of the primarchs who are still alive. Vulkan khan and russ return to name a few. They see the corruption of the imperium and denounce it. Sensing his brothers gulliman is able to breakout of his stasis with his wounds healed. realising the wisdom of the living primarch the chapter whose primarchs are dead ally with them. They then plan to lay seige to Terra. this is represented by primarch as special chracters.

I'd rather not be playing games in the 3,000 point range with only one model.

Asherian Command wrote:The Crimson Fists win. Forever.

Fixed it for ya.

But in all seriousness i really like the abbadon idea. Can't wait for the thread that says Kid_Kyoto wrote the 6th edition fluff and GW didn't give him credit. I of course will take the stance that its a coincidence