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Tzeentch Veteran Marine with Psychic Potential





Kildare, Ireland

I'm planning a killteam lead by a minor Ork pirate by the name of Zogwarp Lootfist.

Zogwarp is one of the standard names from the generator and Lootfist is better than dakkafist from that list.

Lexicanum has the Ork glyphs for Zog (which can mean go away, wander, lost) and warp (which means space) but nothing for fist or loot.

I could:

A: substitute teef(wealth) for loot and boss for fist (as the boss glyph is a fist) and chalk it up to Ork inaccuracy or Imperial mistranslation/nicknames.
B: Invent a loot glyph, a fist glyph or a Lootfist glyph
C: Some other substitution

Thoughts? I'm surprised that there isn't a glyph for stealing/looting/taking.
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Glyphs 1

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Glyphs 2

   
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Incorporating Wet-Blending




U.k

The original glyph and alphabet pages from 1st edition.

U could use the alphabet instead of glyphs or invent your own glyph. That list isn’t universal or diffinative. ORK language is a loose as their culture.
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ORK glyphs.

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ORK glyphs.

   
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Liberated Grot Land Raida






Northern Ireland

I'm tempted to have a go at designing a loot-fist glyph for you.

Something like a fist-full of teef or a fist holding a bag, like a little cartoon money purse. ZogWarp LootFist is a fantastic name for an ork pirate boss.

   
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Nasty Nob




Cary, NC

I like the idea of using the Teef and Boss glyphs. The glyphs aren't hugely specific in meaning, so orks would understand that he's "Rich Boss" and stupid humies would just call him Loot-fist, or he could use Imperial terms when dealing with the dumb humies, as they understand Lootfist better than Teefboss, and kept thinking he was some sort of dentist.

However, there are also glyphs for Plunder and Hide, so you could change it up a bit if you really needed to.

 
   
Made in ca
Junior Officer with Laspistol





London, Ontario

Plunder Fist would be perfect for a pirate.

PS: if you don’t have a plan, having a power claw / Fist like the Infinity Gauntlet, but studded with icons from different factions.

An imperial Aquila, Necron Icons, A Chaos symbol. Could you imagine how pissed an Aeldari would be if he had a soul stone stuck in some gaudy pimpin’ glove? Priceless.

My two teef, but it would be bitchin’.
   
Made in ie
Tzeentch Veteran Marine with Psychic Potential





Kildare, Ireland

Plunderfist is great, and I like the idea of him having several names through Imperial mistranslation- Plunderboss, Loothand, Teethcommander.

He'll be a kill team leader, and I'm planning on keeping him nice and cheap- big choppa, no other upgrades. No reason he couldn't have a Lootfinty gauntlet for fashion. Current potential opponents are Marines, GreyKnights Death guard and Tau. Looting a chapter icon, tiny book, vial of poison and Sept icon for a chain might be a good idea
   
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Dakka Veteran




Eastern Washington

Teethcommander? Hilarious.

"Sir! We're being attacked by Zogwarp! He appears to be some sort of mercenary ork dentist. "

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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak





 Red Marine wrote:
Teethcommander? Hilarious.

"Sir! We're being attacked by Zogwarp! He appears to be some sort of mercenary ork dentist. "


That sounds like a maddok.

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