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I wonder what the chanting of the word bearers sounds like when theyre marching / fightihg in battle. Like all in sync with each other, and what theyre chanting. Is it like what monks sound like? Or is it just like random incoherent stupid frothing babbling? I cant imagine a urban enviornment warfare with them, itd be terrifying as a pdf trooper or guardsmen. Would a guardsmen ever even be able to kill a csm with his las rifle and bayonette? Or are the chnces very unlikely?


(Btw goofy i know but i had a nightmare after reading the blood angels omnibus about the word bearers except it was different than the book. I was a guardsmen i think. Because i had the armor of one of em and a rifle with bayo on it. My squad was setting up and ambush from a couple of houses in a dense city battered and burning. Anyhow here they came by chanting random passes of something daemonic sounding and before we could ever ambush them one of the csm's without a helmet looked me straight in the eye at my cold position and then they started chanting ever so calmly even louder. And started assaulting our pos. All i could do was yell aloud in absolute terror at the sheer strength and chaotic nature of them in my dream and continuously squeeze the trigger on my rifle) lol

An ominous chant in mangled gothic mixed with the dark languages of chaos, with the names of gods forbidden to speak of mixed in for good measure. Bellicose roars for emphasis.

If its unholy sounding its probablly bieber. lol
seriously i would have to agree with Tadashi, very rough, deep voiced chanting, with growls.

also, do you remember what the chaos marines were chanting? would love to summon a deamon. keep it as a pet and call it bobl !!!!

Word Bearers are terrifying, I'd imagine they'd carry some sort of warp energy about them which would cause guardsmen to have moderate-severe headaches and nosebleeds. The sounds would be sickening to the point of potentially inducing vomiting in those who are not properly prepared. In "First and Only", Gaunt and two guardsmen killed two CSM. One of the guardsmen got chain-fisted and one of the CSM had a chainsword pushed through his chest, after he did not die from this, he was beheaded. (Killing the CSM was a laborious process, it took a very long time for the chainsword to penetrate its armor)

Well, even the Word Bearers Space Marines have common sense and would be wearing their helmets.

You wouldn't hear anything more than likely. Too busy using vox for more important things I would imagine.

Warp Amps. 'Nuff said.

It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Somehow I get the mental image (sound?) similar to this when I think of WB chanting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJz46BFt5TU&feature=related

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Cerebrium wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Meh. If they fight anything like the WB serie portrays, then they should be really easy to kill.

Marines need specialisation if they want to fight a conventional engagement across large lines. WB doesn't have such a specialisation. Only the goddamn plot-armour could justify them winning over an Imperial Guard & Mechanicus onslaught that lasted days.

They could probably just as easily use you as a daemonic host as they could kill you.

If they don't kill you they might drag you off world and take you back to Sicarus as one of their many slaves.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Sicarus#.T9ptjLVCJpg

The Word Bearers also have a large cultist contingent, so you'd have to deal with them too.

Kovnik Obama wrote:

Cerebrium wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Meh. If they fight anything like the WB serie portrays, then they should be really easy to kill.

Marines need specialisation if they want to fight a conventional engagement across large lines. WB doesn't have such a specialisation. Only the goddamn plot-armour could justify them winning over an Imperial Guard & Mechanicus onslaught that lasted days.

Conventional engagements? That's not how any space marines legion/chapter fights. What universe are you thinking of? 40k is sci-fi WWI.
Word Bearers battle plan: Summon lots of demons and throw them at enemies. Advance. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Cerebrium wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Demons don't have Baneblades.

Let them come.

BlaxicanX wrote:

Cerebrium wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Demons don't have Baneblades.

Let them come.

Feel free to think that as this guy closes.

BlaxicanX wrote:

Cerebrium wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:It would probably just be really easy to kill them.

If they're running around chanting all the time, that means you'll always know when they're coming and from where. Good tactical advantage. I'd rather fight Word Bearers than the Night Lords.

Yeah, but Night Lords won't summon daemons. Word Bearers are more than happy to summon as many daemons as they can and warp the crap out of the planet.

Demons don't have Baneblades.

Let them come.

We'll see how well those baneblades are doing once Aetaos' rau' keres is done playing frisbee with them.

We'll see how Aetaos' rau' keres is doing once he's been ripped apart by the combined firepower of enough ordnance to level Sweden.

With 9 wounds, T8, a 3++, and a 20" move (plus Gargantuan creature fleet), ya' know, I think he'll do just fine.

P.S. Sweden? Seriously?

That's it? lol. I'd slaughter him. I wouldn't even need the baneblade. Just give me a las gun and some chewing tobacco. He sounds like a pansy.

I have a fantasize about destroying Sweden. What, want to fight about it?

lol. Alrighty then.

You really can't tell if I'm serious or not? Learn 2 internet, man.

It was a joke. Humor, right? That thing that makes people laugh?

No, it's supposed to be the thing that makes you want to throw your monitor out the window. Taking the piss out of you? Trolling? Having a laugh at your own expense? It has different titles depending on where you are what your mood is at the time, I think.

I think people should maybe calm their tits?

I was being a smart ass never mind.

But anyways...

Angron + daemon horde + Legion of muhreenz + Tanks + Cults + Traitor guard + Berzerkers = World Eater Pwnage.

World Eater Pwnage / Imperial "Meatgrinder" Guard = Ouchies

Ouchies + Kharn = BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!