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2010/03/06 04:24:36
Subject: What sci-fi aliens do you think would be cool in 40k?
"There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight; if you cannot fight, defend; if you cannot defend, flee; if you cannot flee, surrender; if you cannot surrender, die. "Sima Yi
Wookies. They appear to be a ramshackle race on par with the orks, and then you realise that their apparently primitive weapons are actually technologically advanced and quite effective. Something so furry would be interesting from a design and painting point of view. And you could do interesting vehicles that were sort of organic (not just smooth lines like the eldar and tau) and yet mechanical. No square boxes.
Yoda species could be interesting. Interesting psykic powers, not much shooting but a knack of deflecting it. Good in CC in a 'why can't I hit you!' way. Probably represented as high armour (hard to get a hit going through) and low toughness (if you do they don't tend to survive). Elite army with very few vehicles.
Morgrim. wookies would be cool if the sculpters at GW could get the fur right. so far with the beastmen and new skaven, and the spacewolves. the fur for me has been a miss. Id hope the could pull it off but currently im doutful.
2010/03/06 08:56:56
Subject: What sci-fi aliens do you think would be cool in 40k?
That would be heaps of fun, but aren't the Ur-quan (both flavors) a more interesting matchup?
Personaly, I'd prefer the kohr ah.
"We are the Ur-quan Kohr ah. We cleanse our destiny. You will soon die. Make whatever rituals are necessary for your species."
I mean really, They have extarminated at least 25000 intelligent races in half the galaxy.
Against the imperium, a civilization with a very similar attitude against other races, they would start an immidiate war of attrition, that neither side would ever back down from.
2010/03/06 17:47:01
Subject: What sci-fi aliens do you think would be cool in 40k?
