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We could always use something that looks different, lizard looking aliens would be a twist.

crytal, natural substance based weapons, like a small empire near the galactic core who have very strong outer skin to resist the intense radiation from the galactic core.

Giving them a 4+ armour save?

O.k you guy forced me to log in for this lol! O.k the only offical fluff for the Barghesi is a line in the s.m codex saying how the Iron Lords keep them contained from the 'nids. And a line in the main rule book on page with a star map saying that they hyper violent and to be avoided. There talk by fans that the name sound like Barghest or something which is a large black dog and the Barghesi could be dog like or some kind of shape shift. In truth its just a name thrown around by g.w but some people like uberkroot on a.u have made some amazing armies. They have designed, converted and painted armies and used the counts as rule to field their armies. It makes me a tiny bit sad to think that for a hobby like this which mostly powered by our imagnation that so many refuse to have a go themselves. Its very rewarding to have a unquie army and quite easy to do.

Nerivant wrote:Prison ship that was launched from Terra in not too distant future, who created a small empire in a star system that nobody has seen for some reason?

It could be a lower-technology race.

So the Terrans from Starcraft

there is the Interex from Horus Rising.


they were a human civilization on the eastern rim with advanced technology. Bows capable of shooting arrows through PA, light and flexable armor that provided good protection.


they were "confirmed destroyed" by a fleet later in history, but this wouldn't be an issue as the eastern rim is largely unexplored.

They should add races like Slann and Zoats (which are or were real 40k wise)

guyperson5 wrote:They should add races like Slann and Zoats (which are or were real 40k wise)

You mean bring them back then? When they have been retconned?

I think they should add Humanoid Mecha too the IG, but then i think it's just me that wants that!

So... a Sentinel with arms?

Don't they call those Killa Kans?

Brother SRM wrote:

Nerivant wrote:Prison ship that was launched from Terra in not too distant future, who created a small empire in a star system that nobody has seen for some reason?

It could be a lower-technology race.

So the Terrans from Starcraft

I'm glad someone caught that. I was worried someone would say "good idea!"

The Zoats had their history changed. Originally the second half of the hive fleets. Then it was said they were fleeing from the hive fleets, and made contact with the SoB. So the Zoats are kinda like the first outsiders to enter the MilkyWay.

The Demiurg have models. I saw a pic of the sprue and a completed model. Also, there was a huge trollish creature behind the Squa... Demiurg. There are also sketches of the Demiurg heads floating around online too.

The Ad Mech do not need a list/codex. It would be Skitarri (spelled correctly?) who can easily be represented with Deathcompany mixed with Longfangs and a second force org with titans.

I had ideas of a race for 40k. "Codex: Junkers Guild". It would be a race a creatures that had gone mostly unnoticed over the ages because of their lack of power in the galaxy. They use "Razorbeam" technology (ST3 AP6 would become ST6 AP3 at half range), have horrible WS and BS, and use many monsters and allies. They are found scrapping anything they can, including space hulks. This makes them a constant nuisance to the Ad Mech.

I have came up with ideas for a new race... They inhabit a planet called Esperia (has nothing to do with the italian town Esperia, nor ESP), along with planets close to it and have two military orders - the Liches and the Angels. All would have a special rule called Spectral Form, which when activated gives them an invulnerable save, but then they can only attack psykers in close combat.

Liches are psykers or support warriors, angels are jump infantry assault warriors. Then there are the apprentices, who have yet to enter an order and are the basic troops.

Just ideas, mind you... I might have gotten a little inspired by Heroes 5...

Space Monkeys. Their main infantry unit would be gorillas with machine guns. Does anyone else find this to be unbelievably awesome?

The gorillas should be heavy support. the main unit should be monkeys with chainsaws!

DeffDred wrote:The Ad Mech do not need a list/codex. It would be Skitarri (spelled correctly?) who can easily be represented with Deathcompany mixed with Longfangs and a second force org with titans.

Skitarii are Stormtroopers, basically, only more varied. Nowhere near MEQ.

There's already a massive amount of Ad Mech military units that could form a codex, and every codex goes ahead and invents completely new things anyways, so there's more than enough to warrant a codex for them. Certainly more than there is to warrant more extraneous Marine codices.

An Ad Mech codex would be cool but do we really need another IoM codex?

1) There are only three Imperial Codices: Witchhunters, Daemonhunters, and Guard. Marines (with the exception of those rare ones under the immediate control of the Inquisition, such as Deathwatch volunteers and Gray Knights) are rogue states that occasionally work in concert with Imperial forces, and which disregard Imperial authority.
2) The Adeptus Mechanicus isn't Imperial either. It has an alliance of convenience with the Imperium, and substantial trade, but is a wholly independent organization, even more so than Marines.

haloreach4ever wrote:An Ad Mech codex would be cool but do we really need another IoM codex?

Always! But seriously what about the mega-arachnids in Horus Rising those things are crazy cool play sort of like Nids, but would probably be a better mix of quality and numbers

Nerivant wrote:

DarknessEternal wrote:I'd like to see a non-Imperium based human faction.

Prison ship that was launched from Terra in not too distant future, who created a small empire in a star system that nobody has seen for some reason?

It could be a lower-technology race.

And they would call them Australians.

the Ad Mech are radically different from all other Imperial codices enough to not matter.


and the Ad Mech is, technically, a seperate political entity with its own laws and areas of control. the 2 empires, the Imperium and the Ad Mech, are just so interdependent that neither could survive without the other.

Interex!

DarknessEternal wrote:I'd like to see a non-Imperium based human faction.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:How about a completely separate force of humans? Based off our current society, but far more futuristic and advanced; also possibly with some alien allies. They could inhabit the Ghoul Stars.

Just to make it interesting, they could have ships powerful enough to traverse space fast enough without traveling through the warp, like Necrons. Heh, if GW did do this, we might finally answer the Space Marine Vs Spartan question.

I wish people read through threads more.

I'd love to see an Interex faction. It'd be stealing the Tau's thnder a bit (what with the tolerance for annexed alien races), but I like the idea of high-tech, non-dogmatic humans with power armor that turns them into centaurs and exotic weaponry from alien buddies.

Grey Templar wrote:if they were ever to add a new army, it would be the Adeptus Mechanicus.
they are one faction which actually makes sense to be there,
they have a massive army,
and they would be different from all the others.

they actually deserve a codex more then the Tau do.
the Tau are basically stuck in that one section of the galaxy. they exist purely to appeal to mecha and anime fans.
the Ad Mech is everywhere and fights in almost every major campaign.

Agreed... want to see this. Another thing that may be really cool is a HH expansion for the IoM (that allows counts as usage in the standard 40k game)

I think the last thing we need is mroe armies for GW to neglect as the keep coming out with updates for MEQ

If GM does introduce a new army, i'd like it if they made some sort of creature like predator from the films

RobGoblin wrote:I think they should add Humanoid Mecha too the IG, but then i think it's just me that wants that!

That is just you. The IG take a really low-tech approach to things and giant anime robots is not up their alley. Tau can have all the Gundams they want, but that's definitely not the Imperium's bag.

Break out the Chaos Marines into the 4 main gods and have one book for Chaos United, Black Legion, and Red Corsairs. Include renegade guardsmen in each of these.

While I'm wishing, I want a pony...

well, at least give you decent options to customise your force with one of the 4 gods.

LatD was a good idea that should be brought back too(although it was kinda just like an Evil IG codex)

TheMuffinMan98 wrote:Space Monkeys. Their main infantry unit would be gorillas with machine guns. Does anyone else find this to be unbelievably awesome?

we already have them! they are called orks

i have always thought a non-imperium and non chaos human faction to be the most interesting. I dont know how many people here read Alastair Reynolds but ive always found the Conjoiners in his revelation space universe to be pretty interesting.

"Conjoiners use technology to create a localized group mind. Individual identities are retained, but the group generally functions as a single unit working harmoniously toward its goals. All Conjoiners possess, at the minimum, a net of nano-machines that mimic their host's brain structure and thus augment the host's neural capabilities. Artificial enhancements such as vision overlays are not uncommon, and Conjoiners can communicate neurally through fields generated by their implants, which may or may not be amplified by background systems depending on the situation. Most Conjoiners use only neural communication with other Conjoiners and do not physically speak. Their implants also offer them a host of other abilities, such as the ability to hack into and operate a considerable amount of advanced machinery; they have little trouble overriding most software security protocols save their own, and can reprogram weapons to attack their users."

I would imagine them being a stealthy army on the tabletop being able to use nano machines to create and Augment their weapons for different situations. there would also be a lot of opportunity for psyker-like abilities that are technology based rather than psychic.

yeah the thought of a non-imperial or chaos human is a good idea, kind of like a militia group