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Made in us
Mysterious Techpriest







And any Imperial faction was open to you, which would you join?

For me, I love technology, but have no real technical skill in why most of it works. That makes me perfect for a leadership role in the Legio Titanicus.

I would be happy as a clam (a techo-clam?) to be a part of the Collegia Titanica.

And if I ever screw up, I'll be a mindless servitor for the rest of my days, so I probably won't care.






 BorderCountess wrote:
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SamusDrake wrote:
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






With our knowledge of what’s really going on?

Just leave me on an Agri-World to work the land.

I’ll never get rich. I’ll never become a legend. But, with any luck, I’ll live out my years in relative peace, in relatively clean air, with relatively good rations.

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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
With our knowledge of what’s really going on?

Just leave me on an Agri-World to work the land.

I’ll never get rich. I’ll never become a legend. But, with any luck, I’ll live out my years in relative peace, in relatively clean air, with relatively good rations.


I don't understand. .

To quote the 1990's anime Martian Successor Nadesico:

"Why wouldn't anyone want to pilot a giant robot? It's the coolest thing ever!"

-Gai Daigoji

 BorderCountess wrote:
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SamusDrake wrote:
If unpainted models are good enough for Zeus, then they're good enough for me.
 
   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






The Throne Mechanicus does horrible things, directly influencing its pilot’s thought processes. As does a Titan’s MIU.

No. No thank you. Agri-World for me. There’s nutrient gruel to be made.

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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
The Throne Mechanicus does horrible things, directly influencing its pilot’s thought processes. As does a Titan’s MIU.

No. No thank you. Agri-World for me. There’s nutrient gruel to be made.


What's a little "Titanic Psychosis," (where the pilot becomes increasingly detached from reality) in the Imperium, this seems like it's a nice break from reality.

Plus none of the Titan Princeps in Dan Abnett's Titanicus were really nuts or anything. Just a tad stressed occasionally.

It's a tough job, but better than worrying about defending your home from cosmic horrors.

 BorderCountess wrote:
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SamusDrake wrote:
If unpainted models are good enough for Zeus, then they're good enough for me.
 
   
Made in de
Longtime Dakkanaut





I'll try my luck in a middle management job on a garden world, hoping that it won't get eaten by nids in my lifetime.
   
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Humming Great Unclean One of Nurgle





In My Lab

None. The Imperium is an atrocious government.
I’ll echo Mad Dok with trying to find a peaceful planet and just staying out of it as best I can.

Clocks for the clockmaker! Cogs for the cog throne! 
   
Made in ca
Storm Trooper with Maglight



Ottawa

Some Administratum bureaucrat, I would assume.

If I had to join a military faction, I think the Imperial Navy seems safer than most, even with the perils of Warp travel.

Cadians, Sisters of Battle, Drukhari

Read my Drukhari short stories: Chronicles of Commorragh 
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Somewhere in Canada

I'd probably be branded a heretic because I don't do well with uncompromising authority and I don't know when to keep my mouth shut.
   
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Trazyn's Museum Curator





on the forum. Obviously

Why would you ever want to live in the 40k Universe? The entire point of the setting is that you DON'T want to be there, as a counterpoint to the likes of Utopian settings such as Star Trek.

You might as well ask about living in the world of 1984 or Trench Crusade.

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What I have
~4100
~1660

Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!

A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble

 
   
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Probably the doom eagles
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut




Inquisitor.

You are beholden to nobody except the Emperor. Say you are doing a long term undercover operation monitoring some sort of threat. Meanwhile you can live a life of luxury and security so long as you don't flaunt your power flagrantly. So long as you stay clear of Inquisition politics, you could live a long extended life thanks to rejuvenation treatments and the ability to requisition just about anything you might want (within reason).
   
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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

What flavor of hell would I want? Hum. I suppose I might as well get conscripted into the guard and hope I'll be killed swiftly lol.

40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
Made in gb
Leader of the Sept







There are utopian worlds. It’s a big galaxy. I’ll go for a nice garden world somewhere in a quiet corner of the galaxy protected by ancient DAOT super magic tech they nothing can get through.

Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!

Terranwing - w3;d1;l1
51st Dunedinw2;d0;l0
Cadre Coronal Afterglow w1;d0;l0 
   
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SoCal

Considering what we know of the cosmology of 40k

Find the strongest blank I can. Fly them and myself to planet with an active Necron pylon. Get in the middle of a blank-and-pylon sandwich. Self end.

   
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Hide from the monsters under your very special…aha…..Blank-it.

I like the cut of your jib!

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 Lathe Biosas wrote:
And any Imperial faction was open to you, which would you join?

For me, I love technology, but have no real technical skill in why most of it works. That makes me perfect for a leadership role in the Legio Titanicus.

I would be happy as a clam (a techo-clam?) to be a part of the Collegia Titanica.

And if I ever screw up, I'll be a mindless servitor for the rest of my days, so I probably won't care.

'tis the Imperium. You don't get to choose.

We would all most probably be background skulls somewhere or another.
   
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Posts with Authority






I'd probably end up either as a cultist or a servitor if spawned into the IoM. If I could choose though, I'd probably end up being a mid tier T'au office worker, would be a closest match to my IRL surroundings. Youknow, "working for the Greater Good" yet it still feeling a bit hollow somehow..

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"The larger point though, is that as players, we have more control over what the game looks and feels like than most of us are willing to use in order to solve our own problems" 
   
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-Guardsman- wrote:
Some Administratum bureaucrat, I would assume.

If I had to join a military faction, I think the Imperial Navy seems safer than most, even with the perils of Warp travel.

Alas, we get a pretty good idea of what being a bureaucrat looks like in 40k, and it's frequently pretty hellish in its own way. Ag-worlder is probably the safer bet even though that *can be* horrible as well.

Some sort of prim/feudal world could potentially be okay as well. Like, you'll die of infection when you get a splinter. But until then, you're likely to just be doing the gritty fantasy thing. No indoor plumbing. Good chance you'll be stabbed by someone. But you'll know the excitement and satisfaction of travel and combat as you raid the neighboring populations.

I'd suggest being a ganger for similar reasons, but hive worlds tend to be saturated with all sorts of nasty poisons and uncomfortable living conditions that I'd rather not deal with.

Despite the rampant bloodshed, the galaxy is a big place. There's a decent chance you'll never see an alien, daemon, or space marine. So the trick is to find a life that you can kind of enjoy/tolerate assuming nothing particularly "big" comes to your door.


ATTENTION
. Psychic tests are unfluffy. Your longing for AV is understandable but misguided. Your chapter doesn't need a separate codex. Doctrines should go away. Being a "troop" means nothing. This has been a cranky service announcement. You may now resume your regularly scheduled arguing.
 
   
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Leader of the Sept







A functionary for a vital but little understood or used service on the planetary governors orbital station in a quiet but heavily defended agri world. All the benefits of the low intensity lifestyle, but with access to the ultra-tech lifestyle and health services

Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!

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Postal worker.

The thing about 40k is that no one person can grasp the fullness of it.

My 95th Praetorian Rifles.

SW Successors

Dwarfs
 
   
Made in nl
Sneaky Lictor




Do the dark angels' watchers in the dark count? If so, I'd join them. Since I don't think gw will kill off a major chapter I should be safe enough inside the rock (plenty of marines to hide behind in case of invasion).

The marines ignore the watchers and are used to them roaming around/messing around with relics. This gives me all the time I need to sift through the angels' hoard of archaeotech and decent chances of finding one or more gaming consoles and a screen to hook them up to. The beauty of it is that even if a marine sees me they'll simply assume I'm doing something important, they probably don't even know what videogames are.

Now regarding location, since the awakening of the lion and luther they have two vacant rooms, and especially luther's old room should be unused due to being "corrupted" or "evil" or somesuch -> an ideal spot for my gaming den. Once everything's set up maybe I could even get some of the other watchers to join in for some local splitscreen sessions. Then I just need to keep ignoring the increasingly louder whispers telling me to camp and spawnkill...

Edit: typo

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Made in us
Mysterious Techpriest







I thought someone would pick Rememberencer [I think that's the spelling].

Seems like a pretty safe and decent position within the Imperium.

 BorderCountess wrote:
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SamusDrake wrote:
If unpainted models are good enough for Zeus, then they're good enough for me.
 
   
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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

Rememberancer?

40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
Made in us
Mysterious Techpriest







https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Remembrancer

Civilian Artists. Journalists, Historians, etc.

 BorderCountess wrote:
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SamusDrake wrote:
If unpainted models are good enough for Zeus, then they're good enough for me.
 
   
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Preparing the Invasion of Terra






They stopped existing after the Heresy.

And a lot of Remembrancers had some pretty awful fates.

Kasper Hawser got turned into a Daemon puppet. Serena DeAngelus got corrupted on Laer and killed herself after murdering a bunch of people to make art. Hell, every single Remembrancer from the 63rd Expeditionary Fleet got massacred by the Sons of Horus with only Keeler, Sinderman, and Oliton surviving the massacre. Oliton later became a host for the Daemon Samus as well and threw herself into the Phalanx's reactor to sever its connection to the material plane.
   
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France

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Remembrancer

Civilian Artists. Journalists, Historians, etc.


Oh yeah, I knew those, just wasn't sure about how it's written

40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
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Grovelin' Grot



California

Don't join a faction. Do whatever you can to wind up on a Pleasure World.

Failing that, join the T'au and take a position far from the front lines.
   
Made in us
Mysterious Techpriest







This is why I chose to attach myself to the largest ground force there is...

Sure, I'll eventually gain a Gollum level attachment to my titan (my precious), but I think it's a safer bet than being a farmer on a world that is ripe for daemonic incursion, Aeldari remembering they used to live there, or some random Tech-priests digging for archaeotech.... only to discover something much worse.

 BorderCountess wrote:
Just because you're doing something right doesn't necessarily mean you know what you're doing...
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SamusDrake wrote:
If unpainted models are good enough for Zeus, then they're good enough for me.
 
   
Made in gb
Longtime Dakkanaut





The only place in the 40K universe with no suffering is Papa Nurgles garden
   
 
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