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2012/06/23 13:22:05
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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So, we've had the BBB (Big Black Book), BGB (Big Grey Book), BRB (Big Red Book), and now we're on the Big Multicolour GW Can't Make Up Their Minds Book. What should it be called? It's sort of red-orange at the top, with plenty of yellow and then plenty of green. I suppose we could call it the Big Green Book, but that would be reusing BGB, which wouldn't work. Or possibly Big RuleBook... 
So what now? Any suggestions?
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2012/06/23 13:26:41
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Dark Angels Book
DAB  Automatically Appended Next Post: Ooh, BIG Dark Angels Book
BDAB like... Badab wars...
enh enh
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/06/23 13:27:17
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2012/06/23 13:28:21
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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[MOD]
Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Archer ARC-5S
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Maybe post this in the Nuts and Bolts section? 
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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2012/06/23 13:29:01
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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That could work. I have a feeling that everyone else in the 40k universe would feel left out because not only are they on the front, but we name it after them. Still, DAB could work.
BrookM wrote:Maybe post this in the Nuts and Bolts section?
Perhaps I should have done. If a MOD thinks it should be moved, feel free.
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2012/06/23 13:30:09
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Maryland
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PEB?
Prohibitively Expensive Book?
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2012/06/23 13:30:52
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Fixture of Dakka
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As a land raider fan, not a massive fan of psychic powers in 40k and not wanting my game to become a flying circus. The gut instinct response is.
BBBS
Big Book of Bull....
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2012/06/23 13:31:13
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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infinite_array wrote:PHB?
Prohibitively Expensive Book?
That may create confusion between it and numerous other GW books though... but like the idea
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2012/06/23 13:31:43
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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infinite_array wrote:PHB?
Prohibitively Expensive Book?
That... would be PEB. I like it!  How about Published Basic Rules? PBR? Surely that's not taken...
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DA:70S+G+M+B++I++Pw40k08+D++A++/fWD-R+T(M)DM+
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2012/06/23 13:31:57
Subject: Re:New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Ferocious Black Templar Castellan
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What's wrong with Big Yellow Book? BYB hasn't been used for anything AFAIK.
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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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2012/06/23 13:33:27
Subject: Re:New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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AlmightyWalrus wrote:What's wrong with Big Yellow Book? BYB hasn't been used for anything AFAIK.
That would work, except people would complain that the majority isn't yellow.
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2012/06/23 13:33:47
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Fixture of Dakka
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A.N.N.O.Y.
Best part of the acronym? It stands for nothing.
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BlapBlapBlap: bringing idiocy and mischief where it should never set foot since 2011.
BlapBlapBlap wrote:What sort of idiot quotes themselves in their sigs? Who could possibly be that arrogant?
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2012/06/23 13:36:17
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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BRB, many people already use it for 5th anyway (Big RuleBook) so why should it change.
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2012/06/23 13:36:37
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Maryland
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kronk wrote:infinite_array wrote:PHB?
Prohibitively Expensive Book?
That... would be PEB. I like it!
Whoops! Slip o' the fingers, I guess.
Although, you could imagine it being said in some fancy pants accent. 'Oh my, that's quite the h-expensive book you've got there, old chap!'
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2012/06/23 13:38:49
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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d-usa wrote:BRB, many people already use it for 5th anyway (Big RuleBook) so why should it change.
Yeah, it would work, but then people have to go to the terrible hassle of writing "5th ed rulebook" and "6th ed rulebook" when comparing the two.
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2012/06/23 13:40:12
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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HPS.
Hull Points Suck.
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2012/06/23 13:42:07
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Unstoppable Bloodthirster of Khorne
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6ED, or SED
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2012/06/23 13:50:38
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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p_gray99 wrote:d-usa wrote:BRB, many people already use it for 5th anyway (Big RuleBook) so why should it change.
Yeah, it would work, but then people have to go to the terrible hassle of writing "5th ed rulebook" and "6th ed rulebook" when comparing the two.
Are people writing 5th Ed now? Or 8th Ed rulebook for WFB.
BRB is the current ruleset, that is how it has been I do think. People write 4th when talking about a previous set and BRB when talking about 5th (the current valid edition). Let them do the same for 6th. There is no valid reason to make it this complicated.
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2012/06/23 14:18:03
Subject: Re:New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Pete Haines
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I thought BRB stood for the big rule book myself.
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"A rule is only as good as the reasoning behind it."
I played Ordo Malleus since before it had a codex. |
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2012/06/23 14:20:16
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lieutenant General
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B6B gets my vote (and this should be in 40K Discussions and not News & Rumours).
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
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2012/06/23 14:23:29
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Lethal Lhamean
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Yeah, I'm not disputing that BRB would work for this as well, it's simply that it's technically meant to mean big red book, so some people would get annoyed that it's being recycled as something different.
B6B is a good idea and would also create a trend for later ones to follow.
I'm not entirely sure where this thread should be, but if someone wants to move it feel free.
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2012/06/23 14:24:51
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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BaB
Bad ass Book
DA rule
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2012/06/23 14:26:08
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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Regular Dakkanaut
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i always thought that the BRB was the BIG RULE BOOK....
it should be that!
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2012/06/23 14:26:22
Subject: New Rulebook: Abbreviation
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[MOD]
Solahma
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