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**Ultra mortalitas**

Cpt Gate wrote:*arms raised* YES! I HAVE WON THE FORUM! GLORY TO THE IMMORTAL EMPEROR!

Amen

**Owain**

Cpt Gate wrote:There was a huge line of people in line at the GW store in the mall. My buddy was the only one on shift at the time so I offered to give him a hand answering questions and such. There was a kid (about 12 or so) who was really interested in the fantasy game. I showed him a couple things and explained the basics. He was so pumped up so I played a turn or two with him. He seemed like a nice kid and call me sentimental, but the glow on his face was priceless. I didnt see him again until a couple months later at the lgs. I guess his house was a couple blocks away so he rode his bike. He was walking around just watching games and asking questions. Being really polite about it and not wanting to inturupt anybody. We saw this kid every weekend at the store doing the same thing. Just watching and reading whatever codex somebody let him use. The whole time I only saw him ever buy one thing. An old SM bike (all metal) that somebody found in the back storage. After about 4 months one of the gamers did some investigating on the lad. We found out his family was on hard times. A couple of us went to his house while he was out (at school, I hope). We talked to his mom for a minute just to be sure she wasnt a crazy anti-game nut or something. After collecting from the regulars and a good bit form the store, we got him a SM megaforce with all the extras. Paint, brushes, an extra squad, various metal singles, codex, all the Black Library books we already read, and a button-down workshirt that said "(game store name) TOURNEMENT TEAM" with his name stitched on the front. We hid it all in the bcak with a "HAPPY GAMING MIKE" banner up and just went about our Saturday. He showed up and just sat and watched again. We finaly told him to go in the back and grab a soda, or whatever. The scream that came out of that back room was priceless. He just sat there staring at the table full of swag. We ended up ordering a couple pizzas and just kicking it as he flipped through his new army, wrapped in his new gamer shirt (it was a little big on a 12 year old. I dont think he minded though.). He didnt want to get a ride home because he thought his mom would get mad if he got in a car (good lad). We used a guys truck to tote it all down to his place. His mom was in tears. It was the sweetest thing ever. Hugging us and telling us "thank you". He was there the next week. Sitting so proud with HIS army (Ultramarines) in front of him.

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If that doesnt make you well up a little bit, you have no soul. Its been 11 years since we set him up with his first army. I stopped by the store my last time home. Im in the army, so I havent been back in years. There was a picture of him at last years Games Day in Baltimore. He was playing Ultramarines.

That's beautiful.

**Gandair**

36 Genestealers glancing a land raider to death in 5th ed. Bug player didn't win the game, but it was impressive. All the outflanked genies showed up on the same board edge. 4 squads of 9. In the old codex they could get S5 with toxin sacs. S5 + 6 on the die, plus 3 on the rend is 14. Multiple damaged results later it stopped moving. He was using the raider to leapfrog forward (assaulting to get an extra 6" move) to get towards the center of the table faster. It was a very lucky accident. In the end they were too far away to get any further, but they did eat the LC termies that were in that land raider. Bugs lost on objectives with zero to two out of 4 objectives. Flank refusal + wrong table edge = bad times.

Edit: The land raider had not moved the previous turn due to being stunned by venom cannon fire. Everything autohit.

**Ultra mortalitas**

Gandair wrote:36 Genestealers glancing a land raider to death in 5th ed. Bug player didn't win the game, but it was impressive. All the outflanked genies showed up on the same board edge. 4 squads of 9. In the old codex they could get S5 with toxin sacs. S5 + 6 on the die, plus 3 on the rend is 14. Multiple damaged results later it stopped moving. He was using the raider to leapfrog forward (assaulting to get an extra 6" move) to get towards the center of the table faster. It was a very lucky accident. In the end they were too far away to get any further, but they did eat the LC termies that were in that land raider. Bugs lost on objectives with zero to two out of 4 objectives. Flank refusal + wrong table edge = bad times.

Edit: The land raider had not moved the previous turn due to being stunned by venom cannon fire. Everything autohit.

I have a headache now.

**SagesStone**

Cpt Gate wrote:There was a huge line of people in line at the GW store in the mall. My buddy was the only one on shift at the time so I offered to give him a hand answering questions and such. There was a kid (about 12 or so) who was really interested in the fantasy game. I showed him a couple things and explained the basics. He was so pumped up so I played a turn or two with him. He seemed like a nice kid and call me sentimental, but the glow on his face was priceless. I didnt see him again until a couple months later at the lgs. I guess his house was a couple blocks away so he rode his bike. He was walking around just watching games and asking questions. Being really polite about it and not wanting to inturupt anybody. We saw this kid every weekend at the store doing the same thing. Just watching and reading whatever codex somebody let him use. The whole time I only saw him ever buy one thing. An old SM bike (all metal) that somebody found in the back storage. After about 4 months one of the gamers did some investigating on the lad. We found out his family was on hard times. A couple of us went to his house while he was out (at school, I hope). We talked to his mom for a minute just to be sure she wasnt a crazy anti-game nut or something. After collecting from the regulars and a good bit form the store, we got him a SM megaforce with all the extras. Paint, brushes, an extra squad, various metal singles, codex, all the Black Library books we already read, and a button-down workshirt that said "(game store name) TOURNEMENT TEAM" with his name stitched on the front. We hid it all in the bcak with a "HAPPY GAMING MIKE" banner up and just went about our Saturday. He showed up and just sat and watched again. We finaly told him to go in the back and grab a soda, or whatever. The scream that came out of that back room was priceless. He just sat there staring at the table full of swag. We ended up ordering a couple pizzas and just kicking it as he flipped through his new army, wrapped in his new gamer shirt (it was a little big on a 12 year old. I dont think he minded though.). He didnt want to get a ride home because he thought his mom would get mad if he got in a car (good lad). We used a guys truck to tote it all down to his place. His mom was in tears. It was the sweetest thing ever. Hugging us and telling us "thank you". He was there the next week. Sitting so proud with HIS army (Ultramarines) in front of him.

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If that doesnt make you well up a little bit, you have no soul. Its been 11 years since we set him up with his first army. I stopped by the store my last time home. Im in the army, so I havent been back in years. There was a picture of him at last years Games Day in Baltimore. He was playing Ultramarines.

That was awesome Gate

I've never heard of something that nice (concerning wargaming of course). I've never really liked the Ultramarines myself because of how they're overused (Salamanders are heading that way though

). But, that is the exception, the one time I will say that that Ultramarine army was a good addition (no offence to the Ultra players, especially the well painted ones, you're alright). Also seemed fitting that he went with the Ultramarines and hearing about how he still had them 11 years later just made the story even better. I would expect him to still have the army, but maybe have been repainted or something. But, to keep it the same army all those years is just great.

**Sharpasaspoon**

Cpt Gate wrote:There was a huge line of people in line at the GW store in the mall. My buddy was the only one on shift at the time so I offered to give him a hand answering questions and such. There was a kid (about 12 or so) who was really interested in the fantasy game. I showed him a couple things and explained the basics. He was so pumped up so I played a turn or two with him. He seemed like a nice kid and call me sentimental, but the glow on his face was priceless. I didnt see him again until a couple months later at the lgs. I guess his house was a couple blocks away so he rode his bike. He was walking around just watching games and asking questions. Being really polite about it and not wanting to inturupt anybody. We saw this kid every weekend at the store doing the same thing. Just watching and reading whatever codex somebody let him use. The whole time I only saw him ever buy one thing. An old SM bike (all metal) that somebody found in the back storage. After about 4 months one of the gamers did some investigating on the lad. We found out his family was on hard times. A couple of us went to his house while he was out (at school, I hope). We talked to his mom for a minute just to be sure she wasnt a crazy anti-game nut or something. After collecting from the regulars and a good bit form the store, we got him a SM megaforce with all the extras. Paint, brushes, an extra squad, various metal singles, codex, all the Black Library books we already read, and a button-down workshirt that said "(game store name) TOURNEMENT TEAM" with his name stitched on the front. We hid it all in the bcak with a "HAPPY GAMING MIKE" banner up and just went about our Saturday. He showed up and just sat and watched again. We finaly told him to go in the back and grab a soda, or whatever. The scream that came out of that back room was priceless. He just sat there staring at the table full of swag. We ended up ordering a couple pizzas and just kicking it as he flipped through his new army, wrapped in his new gamer shirt (it was a little big on a 12 year old. I dont think he minded though.). He didnt want to get a ride home because he thought his mom would get mad if he got in a car (good lad). We used a guys truck to tote it all down to his place. His mom was in tears. It was the sweetest thing ever. Hugging us and telling us "thank you". He was there the next week. Sitting so proud with HIS army (Ultramarines) in front of him.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
If that doesnt make you well up a little bit, you have no soul. Its been 11 years since we set him up with his first army. I stopped by the store my last time home. Im in the army, so I havent been back in years. There was a picture of him at last years Games Day in Baltimore. He was playing Ultramarines.

Mate, even a cynical armoured hearted wardog like me found that a throat lumper. Good on you

You could have given him orks though

**carmachu**

Gandair wrote:36 Genestealers glancing a land raider to death in 5th ed. Bug player didn't win the game, but it was impressive. All the outflanked genies showed up on the same board edge. 4 squads of 9. In the old codex they could get S5 with toxin sacs. S5 + 6 on the die, plus 3 on the rend is 14. Multiple damaged results later it stopped moving. He was using the raider to leapfrog forward (assaulting to get an extra 6" move) to get towards the center of the table faster. It was a very lucky accident. In the end they were too far away to get any further, but they did eat the LC termies that were in that land raider. Bugs lost on objectives with zero to two out of 4 objectives. Flank refusal + wrong table edge = bad times.

Edit: The land raider had not moved the previous turn due to being stunned by venom cannon fire. Everything autohit.

Heh, funnier story back in 3r or 4th when rending rippers were the rage, a friend had a full squad of them charge into my sister squad(back when rolling a 6 to hit was an auto wound with no save). Throwing a crap load of dice......not one 6 was rolled. Man that was funny......