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Battlefortress Driver with Krusha Wheel






Hello, I've noticed a few new users recently so I thought I'd just make this guide just for new users who are joining us for the first time. Remember, always follow these rules or you'll find it difficult to understand what is going on.

1) Even if you agree with the discussion you should disagree when posting.
2) If they tell you that they don't play your faction then they're a filthy Xenos and should never be trusted.
3) If they tell you that they do play your faction then they're obviously a lying filthy Xenos and should never be trusted.
4) Everyone plays Space Marines.
5) Nobody ever plays Space Marines.
6) If you see someone upset or complaining then it is common courtesy to be upset and complain about them being upset and complanining so they have another reason to be upset and complain.
7) You should always belive 40k is the worst game ever.
8) It is wrong to believe 40k has any flaws. Do not let the inquisitors ever see you complaining.
9) Orks are just the NPC faction so they're likely to say the same few lines over and over in the many threads. Just ignore them and let their dialogue tree run its course.
10) By the Holy Emperor you have the gift of knowledge! Everything you say or do is right and was blessed by the imperium itself. If anyone ever tries to prove you wrong with logic, facts, mathematical equations, evidence, well thought out analysis or official statements from GeeDubs themselves then they're obviously a flify Xenos and should never be trusted.

I personally found this guide to be very helpful on my journey here and I hope it helps you as well. Also remember these bonus rules:

11) Have fun and never let anyone put you down or upset you. We're all just a bunch of nerds who play with plastic toys so remember our life is just as pathetic as yours.
12) Guilliman (or as you many now reference him as Gull Face Man, Pappa Smurf, Roboat, Blue Pants of Shame man) sucks.

Those extra rules will cost you £25 so I expect the payment in the post.

Good luck!

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Who hurt you and what's their address? I'm warming up the orbital laser.
   
Made in ru
!!Goffik Rocker!!






13. Army you're playing is the worst in the game.
14. GW is incompetent and doesn't know how to write rules because of that one you don't particularly like.
   
Made in au
Speed Drybrushing





Newcastle NSW

15. Whatever GeeDub release is not the right thing and they should release models for my army before anything else

Not a GW apologist  
   
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Devestating Grey Knight Dreadknight







16. I have consolidated rules 13-15 into one source as originally intended because we forgot to add them to the original ruleset. They are as follows:

13. Army you're playing is the worst in the game.
14. GW is incompetent and doesn't know how to write rules because of that one you don't particularly like.
15. Whatever GeeDub release is not the right thing and they should release models for my army before anything else

That will be 30 dollars.

 SHUPPET wrote:

wtf is this buddhist monk ascendant martial dice arts crap lol
 
   
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Douglas Bader






Sorry, I'm going to have to release Forums 8th Edition. Roll a D6, and then roll that many D6s. For every 6 roll a D3 and subtract D3 from the result, then roll that many D6s. Then roll a D6 and ignore the result. Roll another one, because rolling dice is fun. FORGE A NARRATIVE ABOUT MAKING YOUR POST.

What, you want actual rules so you can post? That will be another $50 for Forums Approved.

There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices. 
   
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The dark behind the eyes.

 Peregrine wrote:
Sorry, I'm going to have to release Forums 8th Edition. Roll a D6, and then roll that many D6s. For every 6 roll a D3 and subtract D3 from the result, then roll that many D6s. Then roll a D6 and ignore the result. Roll another one, because rolling dice is fun. FORGE A NARRATIVE ABOUT MAKING YOUR POST.

What, you want actual rules so you can post? That will be another $50 for Forums Approved.


MOD: This post does not meet the minimum dice-rolling requirement. This is your last warning.

 blood reaper wrote:
I will respect human rights and trans people but I will never under any circumstances use the phrase 'folks' or 'ya'll'. I would rather be killed by firing squad.



 the_scotsman wrote:
Yeah, when i read the small novel that is the Death Guard unit options and think about resolving the attacks from a melee-oriented min size death guard squad, the thing that springs to mind is "Accessible!"

 Argive wrote:
GW seems to have a crystal ball and just pulls hairbrained ideas out of their backside for the most part.


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:

"Prepare to open fire at that towering Wraithknight!"
"ARE YOU DAFT MAN!?! YOU MIGHT HIT THE MEN WHO COME UP TO ITS ANKLES!!!"


Akiasura wrote:
I hate to sound like a serial killer, but I'll be reaching for my friend occam's razor yet again.


 insaniak wrote:

You're not. If you're worried about your opponent using 'fake' rules, you're having fun the wrong way. This hobby isn't about rules. It's about buying Citadel miniatures.

Please report to your nearest GW store for attitude readjustment. Take your wallet.
 
   
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Always believe a plastic Thunderhawk is coming. No matter how many years you hear the same thing again and again.

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. -Groucho Marx

 
   
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I'll thunder your hawk.
   
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Terminator with Assault Cannon





Florida

17. Remember that the last edition of rules is always better than the newest edition, regardless of how much you bitched about the last edition.

(Rule #9 is epic. I laughed out loud.)

SickSix's Silver Skull WIP thread
My Youtube Channel
JSF wrote:... this is really quite an audacious move by GW, throwing out any pretext that this is a game and that its customers exist to do anything other than buy their overpriced products for the sake of it. The naked arrogance, greed and contempt for their audience is shocking.
= Epic First Post.
 
   
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 lolman1c wrote:

9) Orks are just the NPC faction so they're likely to say the same few lines over and over in the many threads. Just ignore them and let their dialogue tree run its course.


*Incomprehensible screaming* WAAAAAGGGGHHH!!! Zoggin Git!

18. If you don't always roleplay on here in Orkish you aren't a real Ork!
19. If you don't act like your favourite army in real life you aren't a real fan of that army.
20. Be wary of Dark Eldar fans... particularly those who like the Haemonculus Covens.
   
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Can we get the "Chapter Approved" stamp out? You truly captured the personality of dakkadakka
   
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Lord of the Fleet






Halifornia, Nova Scotia

I love this thread.

21. Liberally apply orkmoticons whenever you disagree with someone. Nothing says "I'm here to have a polite and fact based discussion" like seven instances of or or .

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Ladies Love the Vibro-Cannon Operator






Hamburg

40k: It costs your money, it costs your time, it costs your life (wife).

Former moderator 40kOnline

Lanchester's square law - please obey in list building!

Illumini: "And thank you for not finishing your post with a "" I'm sorry, but after 7200 's that has to be the most annoying sign-off ever."

Armies: Eldar, Necrons, Blood Angels, Grey Knights; World Eaters (30k); Bloodbound; Cryx, Circle, Cyriss 
   
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UK

22. Rogue Trader edition was the be all and end all. No edition has topped it and none ever will.

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Imperial Soup
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2800pts/1200 painted
2200pts/650 painted
217pts/151 painted 
   
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23. If it is proven, mathematically to be 0.24% better at killing a Space Marine it's the best choice, everything else is "hot garbage" and you'd be stupid to take those options/models.

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Longtime Dakkanaut






24. No local meta exists. People always fight against full-on roflstomp armies piloted by raging douches and if you do not gear against that by taking 16 Imperial Guard battalions with you you are an idiot. Especially if you don't play imperial armies.
25. No narrative games exist, especially if someone says that's what they do and enjoy the most. They are filthy lying Xenos and must be purged. In a matched game, of course, because nothing else exists.

#ConvertEverything blog with loyalist Death Guard in true and Epic scales. Also Titans and killer robots! C&C welcome.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717557.page

Do you like narrative gaming? Ongoing Imp vs. PDF rebellion campaign reports here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/786958.page

 
   
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer





Mississippi

Rule #4 is in error.

It should read:

4. Everyone owns Space Marines

This FAQ will be part of the next (4-month) delayed official FAQ.

It never ends well 
   
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Battlefortress Driver with Krusha Wheel






 Stormonu wrote:
Rule #4 is in error.

It should read:

4. Everyone owns Space Marines

This FAQ will be part of the next (4-month) delayed official FAQ.


There is no errors. Space Marines are the best and everyone plays them. However, they also suck so i'm glad nobody here plays them.
   
Made in gb
Longtime Dakkanaut






In a Trayzn pokeball

Some filthy xenos changed rule 11.
Please fix in 5 separate FAQ that need to be brought along in addition to the BRB.

(but seriously can we just have a new BRB because I can't keep up with all the bloody FAQs. Years of nothing and now it's all too much)

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 JohnHwangDD wrote:
The hobby is actually hating GW.
 iGuy91 wrote:
You love the T-Rex. Its both a hero and a Villain in the first two movies. It is the "king" of dinosaurs. Its the best. You love your T-rex.
Then comes along the frakking Spinosaurus who kills the T-rex, and the movie says "LOVE THIS NOW! HE IS BETTER" But...in your heart, you love the T-rex, who shouldn't have lost to no stupid Spinosaurus. So you hate the movie. And refuse to love the Spinosaurus because it is a hamfisted attempt at taking what you loved, making it TREX +++ and trying to sell you it.
 Elbows wrote:
You know what's better than a psychic phase? A psychic phase which asks customers to buy more miniatures...
the_scotsman wrote:
Dae think the company behind such names as deathwatch death guard deathskullz death marks death korps deathleaper death jester might be bad at naming?
 
   
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Wicked Warp Spider





26. perfectly balanced point system encompassing all possible circumstances exists but those filthy Xenos keep it hidden in the Black Library
   
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion





27. whenver possiable to make your point about about how aweful 40K is, you should always compare apples to orange by comparing a tabler top miniture game to a collectable card game such as magic the gathering, or a video game, such as star craft

Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two 
   
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Washington State

28. Sisters of Battle players must always be pitied and allowed to win. Even when they lose. They are special players, and all special players win.
29. The Plastic Sisters of Battle are on the way!
30. The Sisters of Battle are being Squated.
31. There are, and there never has been, a Squat army. So saith the GeeDub.

Kara Sloan shoots through Time and Design Space for a Negative Play Experience  
   
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

28. Sister of battle PLAYER...

FTFY.

(I've never seen more than a singler SoB player at a time. It is my belief that they are all the same person wearing different maskes to give the appearance of different people.

There are more SoB cosplayers than there are actual army players - and they can both be counted on the fingers of one hand.

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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Homicidal Veteran Blood Angel Assault Marine




Oz

Just fill out the form and move on.


 
   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought




San Jose, CA

phillv85 wrote:
22. Rogue Trader edition was the be all and end all. No edition has topped it and none ever will.


I disagree, RT was the most play tested ever.
   
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

This thread is awesome!

32. If you play anything other than bog standard maximum size squads (such as SM Tactical squads with Flamer and Missile Launcher), you are a filthy WAAC cheesemonger who is toxic to the game.
33. If you play those bog standard units because somehow you think that's fun, you are a scrub who should just take up another hobby, such as knitting.
34. 40k should be just as perfectly balanced as chess despite how many different units there are in the game. If you disagree, you are a filthy xenos and should be purged!
35. If another poster somehow disagrees with your assertion that your army has been shafted by GW, they are a filthy xenos and should be purged.

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
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Posts with Authority





36. Pretend you remember Squats, even though most players haven't even seen them

37. Always whinge whenever a faction gets something new.

38. Whinge even if it's your faction.

Mob Rule is not a rule. 
   
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Regular Dakkanaut




Thanks, I really appreciate this
   
Made in ca
Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion





 Adeptus Doritos wrote:
36. Pretend you remember Squats, even though most players haven't even seen them

37. Always whinge whenever a faction gets something new.

38. Whinge even if it's your faction.

39: Remember all humans in power armor are space Marines, Space Wolves, Ultramarines, Blood angels, Custodes, all are the same army in a differant colour and if one gets new stuff thats the equivilant of them ALL getting new stuff and you should whine approperately.

Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two 
   
 
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