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2016/06/27 11:20:13
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Committed Chaos Cult Marine
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So, being a stickler for "historically accurate" models in a fantasy universe, I was wonder what newer mentions there are of the colour of power weapons, power swords in particular? I've only seen 2nd edition and Necromunda descriptions, which all boil down to "shimmering blue field."
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2016/06/27 11:38:25
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Fixture of Dakka
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I'm pretty sure one of the Uriel Ventris novels describes his sword as green.
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tremere47-fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate, leads to triple riptide spam |
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2016/06/27 11:45:43
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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They appear to be blue when wielded by imperials, and red / pinkish purple when used by chaos, iirc.
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What I have
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Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2016/06/27 11:51:47
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I dont think there is a universal "colour" or even that they have a "colour".
I would suggest the universal constant is they have a power field, not that the power field is coloured or not
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2016/06/27 12:24:35
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos
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The 'Eavy Metal guys tend to paint power swords metallic, with no real glow.
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2016/06/27 16:10:32
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Regular Dakkanaut
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...seriously? Power swords colors mimic starwars light sabers.
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2016/06/27 16:14:35
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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2016/06/27 18:52:48
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Shrieking Traitor Sentinel Pilot
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Artwork tends to depict them as normalish looking swords crackling with electricity, usually bluish, sometimes red, yellow, or orange.
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40k is 111% science.
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2016/06/27 19:22:35
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Keeper of the Holy Orb of Antioch
avoiding the lorax on Crion
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Blue, oranges, reds, various colours have been described.
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Sgt. Vanden - OOC Hey, that was your doing. I didn't choose to fly in the "Dongerprise'.
"May the odds be ever in your favour"
Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
I have no clue how Dakka's moderation work. I expect it involves throwing a lot of d100 and looking at many random tables.
FudgeDumper - It could be that you are just so uncomfortable with the idea of your chapters primarch having his way with a docile tyranid spore cyst, that you must deny they have any feelings at all. |
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2016/06/28 04:36:41
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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Inquisitor eisenhorn had a relic power sword that had no blade, only a filament protected by an energy field - but he lost it.
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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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2016/06/28 08:26:17
Subject: Re:Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Committed Chaos Cult Marine
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pm713 wrote:I'm pretty sure one of the Uriel Ventris novels describes his sword as green.
Cool, do you have a quote? 
TheWanderer wrote:I dont think there is a universal "colour" or even that they have a "colour".
I would suggest the universal constant is they have a power field, not that the power field is coloured or not
From what I found so far, this
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Power Sword wrote:
Surrounded by a hazy blue energy field
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Power Axe wrote:
Surrounded by a hazy blue power field
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Crozius Arcanum wrote:
Surrounded by a crackling blue energy field
Necromunda Hardback 'Power Sword wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda Hardback 'Power Fist wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda: Underhive 'Power Sword wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda: Underhive 'Power Fist wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
The issue is these are all old references.
Cheers, helpful
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2016/06/30 08:43:02
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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Grief wrote:...seriously? Power swords colors mimic starwars light sabers.
there's some old symbolism and colour theory behind the colours of lightsabers, so it makes sense you'd see it elsewhere.
that said Green was the colour of Ventris' company, and red is often a colour associated with agression war and blood shed.
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2016/06/30 08:45:51
Subject: Re:Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Regular Dakkanaut
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 ChazSexington wrote:pm713 wrote:I'm pretty sure one of the Uriel Ventris novels describes his sword as green.
Cool, do you have a quote?
TheWanderer wrote:I dont think there is a universal "colour" or even that they have a "colour".
I would suggest the universal constant is they have a power field, not that the power field is coloured or not
From what I found so far, this
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Power Sword wrote:
Surrounded by a hazy blue energy field
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Power Axe wrote:
Surrounded by a hazy blue power field
2nd ed. Wargear book 'Crozius Arcanum wrote:
Surrounded by a crackling blue energy field
Necromunda Hardback 'Power Sword wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda Hardback 'Power Fist wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda: Underhive 'Power Sword wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
Necromunda: Underhive 'Power Fist wrote:
Shimmering blue energy field
The issue is these are all old references.
Cheers, helpful
Very old reference materail :-) plus really only 2 sources rather than the 6 it suggests as from only 2 books. Good find though
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2016/07/12 23:41:52
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Troubled By Non-Compliant Worlds
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They're normal swords but most of the damage IIRC comes from a shimmering energy field. Pretty sure a lightning effect is seen when the sword strikes something.
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Ultra-Ultramarines are a great idea. |
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2016/07/13 16:52:53
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Cackling Chaos Conscript
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Electrical energy discharges naturally flouresce blue in an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, so I suppose a blue glow around power swords and the like is a rare stab at scientific realism on GW's part. (At least so long as it occurs on worlds with Earth-like atmospheres.)
Of course, 40k being governed by rather... selective rules of physics, you'd almost expect electrical discharge to produce a red glow around power weapons wielded by the bad guys...
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2016/07/13 17:21:27
Subject: Power sword descriptions in the fluff
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Librarian with Freaky Familiar
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Paint it whatever glow you want, and argue rule of cool and move on.
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To many unpainted models to count. |
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