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Or'es El'leath Class Battleship, Does not require a Pysker to go FTL. Use the ship (and all equipment on it) to further advance humanity into the star.

 Desubot wrote:
Good luck reading that tauaneese

Does the 3rd and 4th edition of the Tau codex not have translations?


And before anyone says "Newdex tau don't have FTL" they travelled 37.5 light years in less than 3 years. they HAVE FTL

majendie wrote:
I'm gonna go right ahead and say that a Riptide or a Wraithknight would *not* be immune to current technology. How many times can you pass your invul when I just keep throwing nukes at you, eh?

YEs, because they will nuke something 5 feet near their troops.

A guardsman's lasgun, because in "real life" they're far more powerful than a regular rifle, fairly accurate, and I can "reload it" by leaving the power pack near a campfire for a few hours. I'd never have to buy ammo again

Also, it's cool, easy to hide, won't immediately scream "come confiscate me" to the feds like a Sentinel parked in my back yard would, and it's just cool. Plus, unlike a lot of stuff here, it's simple to use and work on, and is actually designed to be used by a regular person.

Agent_Tremelo wrote:
A humble Arvus Lighter.

VTOL, not much larger than a van so you can park it just anywhere, you don't need to be an alien or a surgically enhanced transhuman to fly it and has plenty of room for friends and family inside.

It's kinda like a Cessna, if Cessnas were able to reach Low Earth Orbit. I'm definitely taking it.

Or this. This sounds awesome.

Realistically probably a lasgun or a personal teleporter, since a lasgun is easily portable, has various power settings, you can recharge the ammo just by exposing it to sunlight/heat source and above all is incredibly durable. The personal teleporter is also practical in the sense that it bypasses conventional physics and gravity altogether and assuming I can use it properly I can *poof!* out of those awkward conversations, avoid traffic as well as potentially get away with certain "illegal" actions should the situation demand it.

In terms of just plain old good fun it would be interesting to try and use the Shokk Attack Gun as a sort of vacuum cleaner in the house with me sending dust bunnies and all other sorts of trash directly into my neighbor's house. Heck I might even hear an explosion of gore when I accidentally suck my models with it and transport it into any nearby pedestrian's heads!

I am curious, why a lasgun over a hellgun or a hotshot with packs?

You lose a bit of range to gain a meaner punch, the hotshot packs at least can be reloaded over a fire like the normal laspack.

Baneblade.

Why? Bacause traffic when your inside a house sized tank is merely a speed bump.

A daemonette.

I'm lonely.

 Bobthehero wrote:
I am curious, why a lasgun over a hellgun or a hotshot with packs?

You lose a bit of range to gain a meaner punch, the hotshot packs at least can be reloaded over a fire like the normal laspack.

As far as I remember hotshot lasguns are harder to produce due to extra parts like gyro-stabilizers and thermo-cooling packs and therefore by extension are harder to maintain; emphasis on the maintain part since I believe it is because the hotshot packs end up wearing out the barrels more from the higher output of firepower they bring meaning that in the long-term (which fast-hitting elites like stormtroopers don't have to worry too much about especially with their knowledge of how to fix up their hotshot lasguns) they would be more prone to needing repair or at least have less consistency in terms of use compared to the conventional lasgun. That plus their packs are harder to recharge due to their heavier-duty nature. At least that's my take on it.

A Reaver jetbike, no license, well, they can't fine you if they can't catch you

 Bobthehero wrote:
I am curious, why a lasgun over a hellgun or a hotshot with packs?

You lose a bit of range to gain a meaner punch, the hotshot packs at least can be reloaded over a fire like the normal laspack.

Hotshot lasguns are immensely heavier, bulkier, require a massive powerpack system, and are very complicated. There's a reason you see those big ol cables sticking out of it leading to the stormtrooper's back. If I remember right, they require a lot of specialized training to use as well. Plus, what are you going to run into these days that a hotshot lasgun would destroy that a regular one wouldn't?

Whereas a lasgun I could use to pound in tentstakes, club a bear to death, or use as a support beam for a tent. It's smaller (some, like the Elysian model, are MUCH smaller) has far less parts (a few powerpacks and the rifle are all you need) it's lighter, and would be easier for me to use. They're designed for illiterate dirt farmers to use, I'm pretty sure I can keep it in decent shape.

Considering you would just get the item, and there's probably not going to be a big market for replacement parts, the less parts it has to break on it, the longer it will last.

It's like if you told me I can have an AK 47 or an early M16. I'd pick the AK, even if it's a lower quality weapon, because I know it'll stand up to far more abuse and is less likely to break in a way that I couldn't fix.

Now that I think about it, a laspistol would be pretty cool too...

How about a spirit stone?

Getting to be taken to a second world after I die? Yes please

A phase shifter could be nice as well being able to exist but not exist could make for some fun shenanigans.

A Dreadknight suit could be fun as an overlord suit. Just don't run out of gas

I wouldn't mind an Oldcron Wraith, assuming I used biotransferance to activate it. heh.

That said, the Arvus would be pretty cool too - I'd have gone for an Aquila personally, although that's because my instinct is to go for the prettier plane rather than the more practical. ^^;

That said, the number of times I've thought about how awesome it would be to pull a jetbike out of a capsule and just zoom off rather than walking... heh.

Of all the Tau gear, I think a stealth suit or a kor'vesa would be the most attractive option. Piranhas look fun, but I'd crash it in short order.

What I really want, though? Really, absolutely, no doubt about it? Mechandendrites.

 DeffDred wrote:
A daemonette.

I'm lonely.

Haha, this one made me laugh . Just remember, 2nd edition Deamonettes. The others are... urgh.

For me? Mind Shackle Scarabs.

You guys can try to become Overlords using force, I'll just use these bad boys. And if someone pisses me off, "Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself"

Terminator armour for me... because by default, it comes with the power fist too.
Failing that, to those that have mentioned jump packs, that'd be cool and all but the jumps do of course have their limits and you'd cause minor collateral damage with each landing. Practically, Swooping Hawk wings are much better.

If it came with the same recognition as it does in the 41st millennium, I would have an inquisitorial rosette.

Otherwise, an armoured force chair like the one Inquisitor Ravenor uses, supposing I would be able to operate it.

1. Full set of Rejuvenat drugs
2. Analyse and Replicate
3. ?????
4. PROFIT!

Either artificer armor with easy rechargability and a "how to" guide for repairs or a vial full of ork spores depending on how spiteful I feel today.

XV9 Hazzard suit all day long, or Farsights new suit, would just be awesome. No more getting then train to work for me!

What's with all these people wanting weapons? You can only get so far with a gun, even an awesome gun that shoots through tank armor like butter.

I want whatever keeps Anvil Thawn or Celestine popping back up every time they die. Or maybe one of those Vats the DE use to regenerate folks from just a bit of finger or whatever.... though I prefer Thawn and his non torturing folks version of immortality.

My own pet thunderwolf.
I´m on a horse

 Hollowman wrote:
What's with all these people wanting weapons? You can only get so far with a gun, even an awesome gun that shoots through tank armor like butter.

I imagine they'd still be fun to take out on the range. Personally though, for my armour, I wouldn't want to enact a coup or anything silly. I'd just take it to cons and the like, and maaaaybe do some small contractor work for demolition sites. ...ooh, or safely working within nuclear reactors! That'd be fun.

I would take a suit of XV8-02 Crisis "Iridium" armor with equipped fusion blaster, plasma rifle, and shield generator.

I think i'd take Primarch phisiology, with some beast armour like Fulgrim's or Sanguinius'

that'll be all thanks

 Hollowman wrote:

What's with all these people wanting weapons? You can only get so far with a gun, even an awesome gun that shoots through tank armor like butter.

I want whatever keeps Anvil Thawn or Celestine popping back up every time they die. Or maybe one of those Vats the DE use to regenerate folks from just a bit of finger or whatever.... though I prefer Thawn and his non torturing folks version of immortality.

That's why I want some sweet power armor. It's more useful for day to day life and it provides passive protection.

The Murder Sword.

 ansacs wrote:
It takes 6 nukes to put down a wraithknight not in cover and since your first nuke will create ruins I get a 4+ cover save. So let's say 11 nukes. Not counting the smoke possibly giving me stealth or shrouded.

Keep in mind though these jet troops move pretty fast by today's standards also nukes are S10 (they are in the guard codex btw)

You are forgetting that nukes have the instant death rule, and ignore cover. (-:

Deathstrike missiles are not nukes, they have plasma warheads.

As for what I would take, a displacer field could be fun. I would be more confident crossing busy roads. A hand held auspex would be pretty nice. Actually, there are very few things that you could have that wouldn't cause you to be shot or have it stolen. If I were to have a vehicle, it would be one of the airships from The Guns of Tanith. I could fly it around the world, hiring it out for corporate events and such. Would be a nice little money earner.

Just the riptide's nova reactor, not even the riptide itself, near limitless, clean energy.
And it would all be mine.
Mwahahahaha!

I'm surprised no ones said anything about this, but what about spaceships? It'd be much easier to rule the world from up in space with exterminatus just a button away

I think Id take Living Metal
Yeah.. you might have to sacrifice part of your soul and lose your mind completely over the course of millions of years..
but you pretty much never die,
And in a few million years I wouldnt care anymore...

Nightshield on my car!

... On second thought, may be not a super great idea...