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Where are you heading Gits?

Not too far (Wausau), but far enough that I have to stay over night.

Are we having some page bump issues again?

Edit: Okay, cool. Well we shall await your updates

Well Gits, guess what...there's another old school 40K player in Reedsburg. His Dakka Handle is toblave. It looks like me and him are going to get together in person Monday night and chat some

Awesome! Make sure you point him at the blog and my handle... be good to have a cadre of players in the northern reaches that can get together and play from time to time.

You guys have GOT to check this out...

GiraffeX's Necrofiler

See it, vote on it, weep uncontrollably.

Excuse my slowed question Git but what is/was the tranquility campaign (yellow mantis colour scheme)?

Gitsplitta wrote:You guys have GOT to check this out...

GiraffeX's Necrofiler

See it, vote on it, weep uncontrollably.

i looked at the photo...it was AWESOME, love the tomb kings, but i clicked on thephotos and didnt see any votes(is that what the weeping is for?)


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i like the lascannon on the arm lol, was it green stuff?

Pyriel- wrote:Excuse my slowed question Git but what is/was the tranquility campaign (yellow mantis colour scheme)?

It was during the badab War, here is some stuff I found on it with a quick google search. Lex doesn't have much on the Tranquility Campaign

Warhammer 40k Wiki wrote:: However, as the war continued, the Mantis Warriors' strength was severely depleted fighting the Loyalists during the Tranquility Campaign to defend the Tranquility System and the desert world of Tranquility II in the Endymion Cluster and when the Loyalists unleashed a retaliatory firebombing upon the world of Sacristan. In the wake of the Badab War, the Mantis Warriors were sentenced to undertake a 100-year-long Penitent Crusade against the Emperor's foes during which they could not recruit Neophytes to make good their losses.

Ah, thanks Sageheart.

poor mantis warriors, i think they have a really cool fluff background. first with the badab war, and then their crusade which was cut short with them helping to fight the nids. I like it that they were "pardoned"

Something mentioned in the original fluff/artwork in WD but never explained. They just called it "tranquility campaign camo" I think IA-10 talks about Tranquility as the original MW home world, but you or I could make up something just as valid.

For my fluff, whatever happened on Tranquility was a seminal moment in Mantis Warrior history. Something that defined the chapter from a military perspective (prior to the Badab Rebellion anyway), so any survivors... the tranquility veterans, are effectively famous even amongst the ranks of the Astartes because of the sacrifice and heroism of those who participated in that particular campaign. In simple terms, they are revered and respected by other marines (of any chapter) because of what they went through & what they accomplished.

But, as I said before... you're thoughts are as valid as mine. The original story didn't provide any detail, just a piece of artwork. In general, I thought the IA-books handled them well, so if you're looking for cannon... the IA version is as good as any.

dajobe wrote:i looked at the photo...it was AWESOME, love the tomb kings, but i clicked on thephotos and didnt see any votes(is that what the weeping is for?)

The weeping is because of how stellar it looks, tears of joy my friend... tears of joy.

aaaaahhhh, i get it

Any link to IA-10 online?

I've got an actual copy if you need any info out of it, but no scan copy, sorry.

Ah, bummer. Just like to read good IAs that´s all.
Thanks for the offer though.

Coming to you live from Marathon County WI where the people are large and toothless... (but very nice).

Cool & cloudy today... thank God. No 40k players in this lot, farmers and loggers mostly. So far, so good. Next test for the Mantis Warriors will be Sunday at high noon. On the menue... chaos undivided.

Don't do what I did

Can you be a bit more explicit WyFox?

Gitsplitta wrote:You guys have GOT to check this out...

GiraffeX's Necrofiler

See it, vote on it, weep uncontrollably.

Thanks Gitsplitta, I'm rather lost for words lol

Just don't stop building and painting.

When i look at the veterans, i am inspired to create more and more each day. Also makes me want to base my troopers in an epic way. But your work is amazing and i am still reading this blog from weeks ago. Continuing to follow this is pretty cool. Nice work!

Thanks Mek, glad you're taking the time. Been away from the painting table for a while but hope to hit it hard in a couple of days.

I was being tongue in cheek. I lost...ran up against mechanized DE with 3 venoms, 3 raiders, fighter and 2 ravagers. He had 2 campaign special units with an ID ranged attack in boats that wiped my tervigons. That and him siezing on me insured a quick beating. Nids going up against full mechanical is tricky. Going up against full mechanical that drops your ranged attacks 6 inches and gets an invulnerable save against CC and has ID ranged attacks is ugly.

Bolter fire, my friends raider gets ripped to shreds by my bolters

Alfndrate wrote:Bolter fire, my friends raider gets ripped to shreds by my bolters

QFT, i love bolters, even though i dont think they are really all that special

Good thing I'm not playing DE.

How true that is, would much rather play chaos and their non-existent psychic defense than face the DE gunline of 12-15 darklances a turn while I try to cross the board.

those darklances will just ruin your day...