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Discuss....

I don't understand why before the 10th Millenium there was more grimness and darkness than war.

It seems to me that war should remain a high constant, along with both grimness and darkness.

I'm sure that if there were a separate statistic for hugs we would see that a marked decrease in the amount of hugs directly correlates to the worrying increase in grimness, darkness, and war.

just a question as i'm analysing this graph, what is the relative scale relative to, is it to each other, as in more grimness relative to say flower arranging, or is it relative to a point in time, which i would presume to be 1 on the graph, so this would be 40KAD,


the problem is, either the y-axis scale which is incorrectly labelled, or the anthing else line is wrong, as it should be at 1 at 40KAD also, but then higher than 1 for the rest of existence.

not to be a pedantic S t or anything

I like how war flattens out during our "colonize the galaxy" period, where we all get more legroom!

The 32nd millenium must have been a good time to be a major arms dealer. War exceeded the maximum possible!

Hm...if the year 0-999 is the first millenium, is the 0th millenium 999-0 BC?

stonefox wrote:Hm...if the year 0-999 is the first millenium, is the 0th millenium 999-0 BC?

There was no year 0.

1,000 to 1 BC is the last millenium BC, then you flip to year 1 AD and the start of the first millenium AD.

Everyone got it wrong at the end of 1999, but we all had a good party anyway.

Bah yeah yeah. Anyway, what is considered 0th millenium then, if there is one?

There isn't a 0th millenium.

Well the chart just goes to show that its all about living in 19000 or so where grimness is at its lowest ever. I call it the ago of hope.

stonefox wrote:Bah yeah yeah. Anyway, what is considered 0th millenium then, if there is one?

Nothing. In fact, "zeroth" isn't even a word.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeroth

Also, I think maybe some people aren't viewing this graph in the spirit it's intended!

The "Anything else" graph is wrong. I mean we got Slaanesh out there and he keeps "Anything else" pretty much up.

Funny enough, the age of hope where grimness and darkness were at all time lows is also the age in which the amount of war shot up tremendously. Apparently there must ahve been lots of very shiney, happy, killers out there going about those wars. Maybe that's the time when the pretty marines were created. And lets not forget the other Sanrio marines and orcs.

If by "Anything else" you include "tapping that ass"....for those without the slang chip, I refer to making the beast with two backs....then I'm affraid that graph is totally wrong!

Look at how many worlds are populated, look at the average Hive world populations, and check out the guard!

In the 41st millenium there maybe only war, but theres never been a better time to get a piece of ass!

Delephont wrote:If by "Anything else" you include "tapping that ass"....for those without the slang chip, I refer to making the beast with two backs....then I'm affraid that graph is totally wrong!

Look at how many worlds are populated, look at the average Hive world populations, and check out the guard!

In the 41st millenium there maybe only war, but theres never been a better time to get a piece of ass!

Yes but you have to fill in a lot of forms to get it.

Religious zeal declaration, genetic purity form, Daemon waiver, IG recruitment registration, psionics test certificate, Freedom from Chaos taint assertion, and there are several more.

Delephont wrote:If by "Anything else" you include "tapping that ass"....for those without the slang chip, I refer to making the beast with two backs....then I'm affraid that graph is totally wrong!

Look at how many worlds are populated, look at the average Hive world populations, and check out the guard!

In the 41st millenium there maybe only war, but theres never been a better time to get a piece of ass!

But all the attractive chicks tend to be nuns, Death Cultists, assassins of various sorts, Inquisitors...

That's ass you tap is likely to be your last.

Delephont wrote:
Look at how many worlds are populated, look at the average Hive world populations, and check out the guard!

In the 41st millenium there maybe only war, but theres never been a better time to get a piece of ass!

In IA5, there are references to an extensive use of controversial reproduction techniques (genetic materials go in machine, machine creates person a few months later) on some worlds (Krieg in this instance).

As far as the Guard, the fluff seems pretty firm that outside of a few highly militarized worlds like Cadia most regiments are PDF and never leave the planet, so it is not going to have a huge impact on global gender balance.

Certainly that doesn't impact the entire galaxy, but its still an issue.

"In the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, there is only war."

War, and Darkness.

War, Darkness, and Grimness.

I'll come in again

Viperion

Viperion wrote:"In the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, there is only war."

War, and Darkness.

War, Darkness, and Grimness.

I'll come in again

Viperion

And anything else.

In the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, there is only war and anything else.

And the laughing of the dark gods watching players arguing about rules.

"When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance"

---War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

Phoenix wrote:"When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance"

---War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

Mad props to Robert Lynn Asprin

I have to object to Bob Asprin getting mad props for anything except his editing Thieves' World.

Oh come on, the myth books were funny.

When I was 12.

I don't dare look at them now.

I made that mistake. Yeeeeouch!

Memories should stay exactly that.

Iorek wrote:
Memories should stay exactly that.

But then Jellicle Cats wouldn't be reborn.

In the graph, where is the line for Tech? Or is it like totally different from the"Dark Ages" here on Holy Terra?

Grimness/Darkness=ignorance?

In the Darkness of War, there is only Grimness.

Delephont wrote:I refer to making the beast with two backs.

Shakespeare FTW!