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2011/08/31 17:57:09
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
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Warning up front to everyone who was hoping for a serious strategy thread: this is not one. Don't complain about it, thanks.
My brother picked up 40k a while after I did, and he dug my father's old metal Space Marines from the very earliest editions of the game out, dusted them off and started playing with them. I often go on down to my FLGS when I'm home from college and play 40k, usually on the same team as my brother so that he can play in larger games. I picked up a few space wolves to compliment his list, and it works pretty well. Our biggest problem is that we found discussing strategy with each other in front of our opponent made them more able to predict our moves, and counter them.
It was clearly time to invent a secret code. My brother and I have always found 40k fluff to be incredibly overdone and ridiculous, and we wouldn't have it any other way. So, in the pretense of being "in character" my brother and I can discuss tactics in a team game with the help of "battlebabble", or generic space marine buzzwords hidden in impassioned speeches to each other/our opponent/our tiny plastic men, and keep a special glossary of the hidden meanings in our codexes. it is our hope that this code will aid our fellow battle brothers to coordinate and use teamwork the likes of which would make the emperor proud, or to create their own code languages for other races. (Tyranid players communicating in shrieks and clicks? I don't know.) The key is to intersperse the code words into generic space-marine speech and let your partner pick them out, and respond accordingly.
OFFICIAL BATTLEBABBLE SPACE-GLOSSARY OF GLORY:
"Battle-brother!" = The following sentence contains battlebabble code, listen for it.
"I stand ready." = I understand, I'm listening.
"Glory" = Assault indicated unit
"Space!" = That unit needs to pull back or get to cover
"Righteous" = target indicated unit with heavy weaponry.
"Imperium of Man" = When the unit held in reserves comes in, it should be placed where my hand is resting on the table.
"Heresy" = move that unit to hold an objective
"Steel rain." = Where should I deep strike this unit?
"Space Marines!" = indicates unit/area of board/objective with a pointing hand.
"Battle" = Focus fire on indicated unit
"adamantium" = My units are in trouble, I need this unit of yours to move and support.
"Holy" = Yes/I agree
"Xenos" = No/I disagree
If you have suggestions for new terms to be added, or battlebabble glossaries of your own for races other than the imperium, feel free to add them!
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"Got you, Yugi! Your Rubric Marines can't fall back because I have declared the tertiary kaptaris ka'tah stance two, after the secondary dacatarai ka'tah last turn!"
"So you think, Kaiba! I declared my Thousand Sons the cult of Duplicity, which means all my psykers have access to the Sorcerous Facade power! Furthermore I will spend 8 Cabal Points to invoke Cabbalistic Focus, causing the rubrics to appear behind your custodes! The Vengeance for the Wronged and Sorcerous Fullisade stratagems along with the Malefic Maelstrom infernal pact evoked earlier in the command phase allows me to double their firepower, letting me wound on 2s and 3s!"
"you think it is you who has gotten me, yugi, but it is I who have gotten you! I declare the ever-vigilant stratagem to attack your rubrics with my custodes' ranged weapons, which with the new codex are now DAMAGE 2!!"
"...which leads you straight into my trap, Kaiba, you see I now declare the stratagem Implacable Automata, reducing all damage from your attacks by 1 and triggering my All is Dust special rule!" |
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2011/08/31 18:17:27
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT = CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT...
Did i mention i'm not good at codes?
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze
"You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain  " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry. |
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2011/08/31 18:21:19
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Ancient Ultramarine Venerable Dreadnought
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You don't need tricks and codes when you have a CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT...
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Iron Warriors 442nd Grand Battalion: 10k points |
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2011/08/31 18:21:49
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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'Tis the truth...
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze
"You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry. |
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2011/08/31 18:23:16
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Ruthless Interrogator
Confused
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Dakka dakka dakka = stay still and fire all weapons
Foot of Gork = Bombard them/ Orbital Bonbardment
Wolfy McWolferson = Run
Mat Ward = We win.
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Coolyo294 wrote: You are a strange, strange little manchicken.
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2011/08/31 18:27:41
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
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I'm considering including "matt ward" in the code for everything, just to see if we can work it into the babble.
"By the holy emperor's second cousin, Matt Ward, this battle is going well!"
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"Got you, Yugi! Your Rubric Marines can't fall back because I have declared the tertiary kaptaris ka'tah stance two, after the secondary dacatarai ka'tah last turn!"
"So you think, Kaiba! I declared my Thousand Sons the cult of Duplicity, which means all my psykers have access to the Sorcerous Facade power! Furthermore I will spend 8 Cabal Points to invoke Cabbalistic Focus, causing the rubrics to appear behind your custodes! The Vengeance for the Wronged and Sorcerous Fullisade stratagems along with the Malefic Maelstrom infernal pact evoked earlier in the command phase allows me to double their firepower, letting me wound on 2s and 3s!"
"you think it is you who has gotten me, yugi, but it is I who have gotten you! I declare the ever-vigilant stratagem to attack your rubrics with my custodes' ranged weapons, which with the new codex are now DAMAGE 2!!"
"...which leads you straight into my trap, Kaiba, you see I now declare the stratagem Implacable Automata, reducing all damage from your attacks by 1 and triggering my All is Dust special rule!" |
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2011/08/31 18:30:49
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Humorless Arbite
Outside the DarkTower, amongst the roses.
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Don't forget Draigo'd .
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Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
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2011/08/31 19:07:49
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Ferocious Black Templar Castellan
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purplefood wrote:CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT = CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT...
Did i mention i'm not good at codes?
Your transport is but a pale imitation of the original CRASSUS!
He's on page 54 of the Black Templars Codex...
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For thirteen years I had a dog with fur the darkest black. For thirteen years he was my friend, oh how I want him back. |
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2011/08/31 19:53:37
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge
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I just whisper things to my teammate instead of trying to remember a series of codewords. It's like when you're a little kid and you speak in code with your friends so THOSE GIRLS and YOUR TEACHERS won't catch on to your plans at recess.
However, I enjoy the image of two people pointing at random points on the table and shouting "SPACE MARINES!" for reasons unbeknownst to their opponent. That just sounds silly.
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2011/08/31 21:16:32
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Combat Jumping Garuda
Down Under
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I reckon it would be funny to see it used in a battle.
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2011/08/31 21:21:26
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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I feel like your opponent would catch on relatively quickly. While they wouldn't know exactly what you are implying, when you roll for reserve, point at a spot on the table, and scream "steel rain", I think they will get the hint. However, there is a good idea somewhere in here...
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2011/09/01 01:56:40
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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There's a couple of guys that just use hand signals (they ARE in the army).
"I want two units over here providing cover fire".
"Move these units double time (move and run them) to here."
"Kill the enemy CO now."
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2011/09/01 02:49:18
Subject: Space marine code: Battlebabble.
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Sinewy Scourge
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chromedog wrote:There's a couple of guys that just use hand signals (they ARE in the army).
"I want two units over here providing cover fire".
"Move these units double time (move and run them) to here."
"Kill the enemy CO now."
Hardcore.
Now for commanding the Derk Elders:
"It puts the lotion on its' skin"-Shoot that thing.
"Do a line"-Turboboost there.
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 Kabal of the Void Dominator - now with more purple!
"And the moral of the story is: Appreciate what you've got, because basically, I'm fantastic." |
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