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Marines have all kinds of fancy dohickies stuck in them to filter out and neutralise poisons. As alcohol is a type of poison and drunkeness is the effect of too much poison in our systems, just how much do Russ's sons have to drink to overcome even marine physiology? Or do they just brew stronger stuff, the sort of stuff that would probably kill your average human with a single sip, or at least make him blind? Thoughts?

Perhaps the real reason the legion never really split up is because the brew masters refused to hand down their secrets to anyone who was not in the legion so no one would leave to set up other chapters for fear of being cut off from their favourite ales.

I read in a book once, (can't remember what it was called) that they brew stronger ales, but they still had to drink lots of it.

I thought it didnt matter how much they drank or how strong it was. The organ that got rid of poisons still did its job.

So I always wonder when I read about space wolves being drunk... I think I read something in an ultramarines novel (I might be wrong) about marines being able to add a special herb when they brew beer or ferment wine that neutralises the organ.

or something to that effect.

I think it says in one of the novels that there is a special igedient put into the beer to temporaly disable the posion filter in there stomach so they can get drunk, but still tons of the stuff.

Apparently a barrel of Ferensian Mead is enough to give an Ultramarine a hangover like "continents colliding". Its in the Warriors of Ultramar book by Grahm McNeil. Not sure what it'd do to a space wolf though, what with the whole space viking vibe they give off. I'll edit in a page when I actually get back to my Ultramarines Omnibus however.

In Battle for the Abyss, Brynngar (I think that's his name) is wasted and beats up some Blood Claws... Doesn't really mention how much he actually drank, but I'm sure it was a lot

They need a fair bit.

Even with the root extract that lets them get drunk, their metabolisms are super efficient.

And we all know Ultramarines cant hold their drink for gak.

of Course a young Pup will need less than a grizzled old long fang.

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I think they brew stronger stuff,yet they still need to drink a fair amount of the stuff before they accually get drunk.I think an even better question would be,what the hell they do while drunk?

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:I think they brew stronger stuff,yet they still need to drink a fair amount of the stuff before they accually get drunk.I think an even better question would be,what the hell they do while drunk?

Deshtroy the anemonies of the emperah?

Breaker wrote:

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:I think they brew stronger stuff,yet they still need to drink a fair amount of the stuff before they accually get drunk.I think an even better question would be,what the hell they do while drunk?

Deshtroy the anemonies of the emperah?

Damn right.

Space Wolves, So awesome they outperform Sober Spaech Mareenz!

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:I think an even better question would be,what the hell they do while drunk?

Sepharticus: I fething love you, man!
Yustaviaus: I lovesh you too, man! Wait, no thish is FORBIDDEN by that emperory guy...
Sepharticus: He'sh not here, though...
Yustaviaus: Thash true... come here you hunka-hunka burning man-meat of shexinesh...

lol Drunken space marine talk is hilrious!

Who could out drink who tho? An Ork nob or a Space Wolf captain?

KingCracker wrote:lol Drunken space marine talk is hilrious!

Who could out drink who tho? An Ork nob or a Space Wolf captain?

An ork, simply because of Biology

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Pssh, a space marine would drink an ork under the table and make him his grot.

Pssh, a grot would drink a space marine under the table and make him his snotling.

Che-Vito wrote:

KingCracker wrote:
Who could out drink who tho? An Ork nob or a Space Wolf captain?

I imagine the Ork, because I guarantee you the Orks outdrink the Space Marines by a log shot. Tolerance man...that's what it's all about.

Which begs the question: Can orks even get drunk any more? Might be the source of a small part of their WAAGHS, a galaxy wide search for something to get them drunk?

Yanno now that I think about it.... I bet Orks are ALWAYS drunk. They always want to fight, they dont speak well, bullheaded, BAD EYE SIGHT... my god I stumbled upon something!!! HURRAY!

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KingCracker wrote:Yanno now that I think about it.... I bet Orks are ALWAYS drunk. They always want to fight, they dont speak well, bullheaded, BAD EYE SIGHT... my god I stumbled upon something!!! HURRAY!

QFT

Maybe Orks don't have to drink to get drunk, maybe they have an organ like the reverse of the marines - it fills the system full of natural alcohol. They are part fungus, after all.

that would make them stoners not drunks

I meant that maybe they could kind of... ferment bits of themselves... that was phrased very badly, soz.

I think there was speculation in some fluff piece that Space Wolves don't get drunk as much as 'buzzed but act like they're wasted' or that they even can 'turn off' the toxin filters and selectively let the alcohol affect them.

All I'm saying is that if Ahriman and 1,000 Sons landed on Fenris, I bet the Wolves would be sober in a hurry and not need a bunch of black coffee to do so.

Commisar Wolfie wrote:that would make them stoners not drunks

No that WOULD make them drunks. Yeast has a part in the beer/alcohol process. And yeast is a fungus.

Maybe the kidney Orkiooptus AKA White lightning gland IS for real in Orks

ALSO to dietrich.... have you ever been totally hammered drunk, and something totally insanely bad happens? Its sobers your ass up QUICK


*edit* man I just messed up posting more then anything ever..... anywhere lol

Fenrisian mead, or Wulfsmead, contains a component that neutralises the oolitic kidney (aka doohikie) and allows the alchohol to take effect.
As for potency apparently the mead is powerful enough that a shot will get a human legless whilst a tankard would kill you. (Then again, Wolves have BIG tankards)
Um...quantity im not so sure on. In the SW novels the MIGHTY Haegr demolishes a keg himself...but we are talking about Haegr here.

Hope thats useful

All im saying is that the Wolves could drink any other legion under the table, as sure as Russ was a drinker!

One big trick, that not a lot of people realize, is that the faster your metabolism, the faster alcohol hits you. Space Marines, what with their uber-metabolism...

Maybe it hits them SO FAST they never even realize how drunk they are. It makes sence if your drunk already.....*hic-up*