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I'm a big fluff follower and as geeky as it sounds I often try to imagion myself somehow fitting in to the army I'm playing (guess thats why I do not play nids). With that said I would not fit in well into any army that avoids sex.

I'm finishing the latest commisar Cain book and the author makes a point of illustrating how Sisters Of Battle are NOT celibate and DO in fact get some nookie in between prayers. That made me ponder what armies in 40K do or do not get any tail?

I'm particularly interested in which Space Marine armies get action and which do not? I seem to recall some fluff about Space Wolves engaging in debauchery etc. And if you read the fluff on Salamanders they must be getting tail big time. I mean if they are going off and living with common humans between campaigns, with their enhanced SM Salamander bodies, there must be like no competition when it comes to the ladies, right? And I gotta assume that Chaos Space Marines do the nasty just on principle alone. Just put your imagination to work when it comes to Slaanesh followers. IG seems like a given too.

So, who is getting action in the 40K universe? Ad who is Not getting action?

Marines - No: Becoming a space marine is like taking steroids. Your become sterile and you would rather yell "Hurr Hurr!" and kill people.
Orks - No: They are fungi and thus don't have the 'parts'.
Eldar - Yes: Except they haven't done it in a million years or so, and yet they complain about being a dying race.
IG - Yes: Basic humans. Basic human nature.
Necrons - No: Pretty obvious why.
Tyranids - No: They more or less 'produce' instead of reproduce.
Tau - Yes: Basic alien race. Basic alien race nature.
Dark Eldar- Yes: Thats what slaves are for.

Mmmm super hawt Tau chick, and super hawt Dark Eldar chick...... yes Id be a follower of Slaanesh anyday to get that dream to come true

I question the tau. I think no, they would instead be busy working for the greater good. They strike me as artificial insemination people to make it quick and guaranteed.

How about tech priests. Some may not have the parts, but what about the ones in biology who still have the original emperor provided equipment.

Well, I guess, sex is an adult aspect of life, mostly, so why not in WH40K....I think the only problem, IMHO, is that WH40K is not really geared up to deal with such subject matter!

Certain Sci Fi settings deal with sexual intercourse, as part of the overal realism of the setting, take Dune, Mass Effect fr example, even Star Wars deals with in an childish way, more or less (Think Lea in Jabbas Palace, and the whole Anakin and Princess of Naboo saga!)

However, I really don't think WH40K and GW have allowed the whole "sex" aspect to creep into their "fantasy" and hence why it seems so out of whack with the setting!

I think the assumptions you've made on who gets laid and who not, is probably as valid as it gets! I always think its a little weird to be turned on by, or have fantasies about "alien" women.....

This seems like a bad thread.

Axyl wrote:Marines - No: Becoming a space marine is like taking steroids. Your become sterile and you would rather yell "Hurr Hurr!" and kill people.
Orks - No: They are fungi and thus don't have the 'parts'.
Eldar - Yes: Except they haven't done it in a million years or so, and yet they complain about being a dying race.
IG - Yes: Basic humans. Basic human nature.
Necrons - No: Pretty obvious why.
Tyranids - No: They more or less 'produce' instead of reproduce.
Tau - Yes: Basic alien race. Basic alien race nature.
Dark Eldar- Yes: Thats what slaves are for.

QFT, This is how I see it, just put in far better words than I would

Err... why did you do this thread?!

Axyl wrote:Marines - No: Becoming a space marine is like taking steroids. Your become sterile and you would rather yell "Hurr Hurr!" and kill people.
Orks - No: They are fungi and thus don't have the 'parts'.
Eldar - Yes: Except they haven't done it in a million years or so, and yet they complain about being a dying race.
IG - Yes: Basic humans. Basic human nature.
Necrons - No: Pretty obvious why.
Tyranids - No: They more or less 'produce' instead of reproduce.
Tau - Yes: Basic alien race. Basic alien race nature.
Dark Eldar- Yes: Thats what slaves are for.

I agree except for the Eldar.

They have loads of sex, just with the wrong gender Eldar
There is a reason why only Elfdar Ladies become Banshees

Wait, are marines just sertile?
Or can't they have sex at all?

Emperors Faithful wrote:Wait, are marines just sertile?
Or can't they have sex at all?

Sterile. But they are Warrior Monks, so keep that in mind.

The only Space Marines I can see wanting to do the deed are Emperors Children/Slaanesh Marines (cause lets face it, it's Slaanesh) and Spess Puppehs.

But we should probably keep in mind that every chapter is in some way unique. So perhaps it's seen as 'meditation'?

Emperors Faithful wrote:But we should probably keep in mind that every chapter is in some way unique. So perhaps it's seen as 'meditation'?

...And they wonder why my chapter (Storm Templars) is rarely seen engaged in combat...

I suppose you could call it combat...

"Infantry advance! Take the leg in the Emperors name! Do not stop until the thigh has given in! The objective shall be ours! Bring up the heavy support!"

The Ultramarines: you cant be proper space Romans unless you unwind after battling the space barbarians/foreigners with space orgies with the space slave girls.

The space puppies artn getting anything: Norse Valhalla isnt supposed to have any women in it, except the Valkyries who were celibate.

Gwar! wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Wait, are marines just sertile?
Or can't they have sex at all?

Sterile. But they are Warrior Monks, so keep that in mind.

The only Space Marines I can see wanting to do the deed are Emperors Children/Slaanesh Marines (cause lets face it, it's Slaanesh) and Spess Puppehs.

They only have one love , the Emperor

The Spess Puppehs dun loev t3h empra!

@Gwar the Eldar cant help that they are that way. LOL! But i do agree with the list that was made.

what about Chaos.... dont they rape and plunder... and take slaves back......

Okay. I think I see what happened here: someone's gone and read the novellas written to support the 40K universe and found in a nerdy fantasy/scifi setting latent (and in the case of the fair sisters, not so latent) sexual tension.

Now before getting a little heady and serious about all this, lets all just step back and remember the wise words of Lewis Black: without a sense of humor, we start getting a little crazy.

Having set the stage for my actual honest response to the OP: Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha! Snnnnrrrk, mwahaahahahaha! Oooooo... Oh, that... that was a good one. Starting a thread about sex in a den of geekdom, what a lark!

Slackermagee wrote:Okay. I think I see what happened here: someone's gone and read the novellas written to support the 40K universe and found in a nerdy fantasy/scifi setting latent (and in the case of the fair sisters, not so latent) sexual tension.

Now before getting a little heady and serious about all this, lets all just step back and remember the wise words of Lewis Black: without a sense of humor, we start getting a little crazy.

Having set the stage for my actual honest response to the OP: Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha! Snnnnrrrk, mwahaahahahaha! Oooooo... Oh, that... that was a good one. Starting a thread about sex in a den of geekdom, what a lark!

Thanks, I do what I can...

Cue the Disco Marines picture and the quotes from THAT novel. You know, the one with the throbbing plasma guns and more about Tyranid anatomy than anyone needed to know?

That actually raises a terminology question. Do those of the homosexual persuasion still call it getting laid?

Not only are Space Marines incapable of having sex, they also eat their own excrement (see page 79 of Let the Galaxy Burn). I think their would be less marine players overall if people realized this.