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Forgetting fluff for a moment, I drew up a quick sketch of what a 'Counts As' Chaos Predator might look like if converted from the original Hammerhead design.



This would, of course, take a crap-load of converting, but I would really like to know anyone else's thoughts/opinions on this?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023281.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023281.page GMT Chaos Tau?
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Technically impossible (Tau have no psychers, therefore no knowledge of the warp at all) but it does sound fun. I'd say go for it!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023328.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023328.page GMT Chaos Tau? chaos...
Greater Good?
Blood?
go for it!
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starbomber109 wrote:That's an awesome drawing of a chaos hammerhead!

Technically impossible (Tau have no psychers, therefore no knowledge of the warp at all) but it does sound fun. I'd say go for it!


Who knows what those shady Ethereals know how to do, eh?

This sounds good when I draw it, but I'll have to do lots of comparisons to see what counts as what best.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023401.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023401.page GMT Chaos Tau?
starbomber109 wrote:That's an awesome drawing of a chaos hammerhead!

Technically impossible (Tau have no psychers, therefore no knowledge of the warp at all) but it does sound fun. I'd say go for it!


that doesnt protect you from mutation

ive fought with this idea myself but could never decide on a codex to use.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023449.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023449.page GMT Chaos Tau? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023473.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023473.page GMT Chaos Tau?
ph34r wrote:Tau are nowhere near any warp-real overlay, and since they have no warp signature themselves, how are they supposed to get mutated? They only have a tiny corner of the galaxy, far from chaos.


Why must you poke holes in my fun?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023572.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023572.page GMT Chaos Tau?
ph34r wrote:Tau are nowhere near any warp-real overlay, and since they have no warp signature themselves, how are they supposed to get mutated? They only have a tiny corner of the galaxy, far from chaos.
because they expand like everyone else and i dont think the forces of chaos sit at home and wait for people to come to them.
warp signature doesnt really matter either... deamons may not be interested in them but just being around chaos will take its toll.

if an ork can mutate cant a tau?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023601.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023601.page GMT Chaos Tau?
usernamesareannoying wrote:
ph34r wrote:Tau are nowhere near any warp-real overlay, and since they have no warp signature themselves, how are they supposed to get mutated? They only have a tiny corner of the galaxy, far from chaos.
because they expand like everyone else and i dont think the forces of chaos sit at home and wait for people to come to them.
warp signature doesnt really matter either... deamons may not be interested in them but just being around chaos will take its toll.

if an ork can mutate cant a tau?


You Sir, I like.

You patch plot-holes for me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023603.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023603.page GMT Chaos Tau? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023641.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023641.page GMT Chaos Tau?
SDasher wrote:
usernamesareannoying wrote:
ph34r wrote:Tau are nowhere near any warp-real overlay, and since they have no warp signature themselves, how are they supposed to get mutated? They only have a tiny corner of the galaxy, far from chaos.
because they expand like everyone else and i dont think the forces of chaos sit at home and wait for people to come to them.
warp signature doesnt really matter either... deamons may not be interested in them but just being around chaos will take its toll.

if an ork can mutate cant a tau?


You Sir, I like.

You patch plot-holes for me.
rofl... like i said, ive thought about it too.
dont even get me started on what can happen once you eliminate the ethereals...
personally i think farsight is a tame example of what can happen.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023646.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023646.page GMT Chaos Tau? CSM army when I can.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023679.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023679.page GMT Chaos Tau? IG Codex about the first confirmed kill of an Ethereal by a ratling. He was leading a tank company, and almost immediately after he was shot the tanks turned on each other.

So, can Tau be corrupted by Chaos? What do we know? Well, I pulled up the handy-dandy Lexicanum and they told me this:
"The Tau achieve faster than light travel by "diving" into the warp and being subsequently flung out a great distance from where they entered. There are positives and negatives to this method of travel. Because their ships have such minimal contact with the warp and are in a sense just skimming the surface, their travel is relatively safe, but a flaw in this design is that their speed is greatly reduced in comparison to races which immerse themselves fully in the warp.

It is also true that the Tau are a race bereft of psykers. Whether it's due to their limited warp interaction or something distinct about the Tau mind it means that they are unique amongst the dominant races of the galaxy. For while it does mean that the Tau do not possess the significant advantages that having psykers brings, it is also worthy to note that not one Tau has ever fallen to Chaos. In fact, as a species, the Tau register as barely more than a blip in the warp and it may well be that this has been their saving grace, protecting the altruism and idealism their race shares from the destructive tendencies of chaos."

So, Chaos Tau are just about out of the question, but what about renegades? I could find ways to make Chaos Tau work regardless (their planet was covered in a Warp storm for hundreds of years, you think that doesn't cause some problems?), but it is up to you.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023736.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023736.page GMT Re:Chaos Tau?
how many times have we seen X has never done Y and Y cant be Z only to be changed to A and B tomorrow... lol.

as long as it looks good who cares ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023753.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023753.page GMT Chaos Tau?
The Warpstorm afflicted a particular clan of Tau with increased Warp signature. While this was still comparably weak when they were on T'au, the clan moved to colonise a plan in the Third Sphere expansion. As the planet became populated with these mutated Tau, it attracted the attentions of Chaos. Suddenly Daemons! Many of them!

There you are, story for your Chaos Tau.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1023770.page GMT Chaos Tau?
Also, I wondering on your thoughts for what a Daemon Prince could translate to in the Tau race? There are no 60mm-based creatures in the army, so I was perhaps thinking of painting the Tau paint scheme/transfers onto a Daemon Prince's armour to represent a Tau so evil, it ascended into Chaos immortality?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024250.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024250.page GMT Chaos Tau? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024276.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024276.page GMT Re:Chaos Tau?
Death to fluff nazis!

Space Russians all the way!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024322.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024322.page GMT Chaos Tau? 40K univers is not set in stone, it is a sand pit/box and you can cange what you like. Only GW and fluff Nazis will object!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024450.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024450.page GMT Chaos Tau?
The advanced sensors tell the tale of high yeild melta missiles landing in this area in the thousands, and virus bombs that scoured the planet of all life. They also register a strange power source, one not yet recorded. The earth caste member with his team urges caution, but curiosity has taken hold of the Etherael. In the center of the crater, a strange glow begins to be visible, seeming to pulse in the darkness of the dust storm, calling to him...

There is the begining of your chaos tau backstory.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024459.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024459.page GMT Re:Chaos Tau? CSM for now and work my way up to converting Tau. Thanks for all the support~]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024761.page GMT Chaos Tau?
the Tau register as barely more than a blip in the warp


Funny, I don't here a 'never' in that part of the statement. All I see is 'unlikely, but not impossible,' so IMO it's 100% a 'Go' on the idea of Chaos Tau.

At the end of the day you can treat it as a modeling project, I have 3 'Chaos' Crisis Suits with some Greenstuff lovin' dedicated to Grandfather Nurgle.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024893.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1024893.page GMT Chaos Tau? http://www.freewebs.com/montaucodex/]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1025743.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1025743.page GMT Chaos Tau? Your fluff is as follows:

Tzeentch, in his infinite malice/trickery/crap, heard of ones who controlled an entire society. After going to the local black library, he decided to send some Changling-types to pose as these "Ethereals" and deal with the real ones. The othe gods, growing jealous of his new toys, decided to make a deal to get in on the action, and thus the Power puff... I mean Dark Tau were born! Berzerker Kroot? Nurgling Spore Mines? Hell yeah!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1025776.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1025776.page GMT Re:Chaos Tau?
@vodo - nice find! thanks.

@warmaster - blood for the greater good...rofl!

@SDasher - i dont really think there is a good tau translation of a deamon prince. what i ended up doing was taking a crisis suit and gave it ogre arms that looked like they had burst from within the suit. i never quite finished it but maybe it will give you an idea.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1027499.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1027499.page GMT Chaos Tau? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1027528.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1027528.page GMT Chaos Tau?
COMMUNISM FOR THE COMMUNISM GOD!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1028897.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259674/1028897.page GMT