The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Lost Egg]

Yeah...sometimes I wonder exactly when they became superhuman freaks rather than just pumped gene enhanced humans.

[Storm Wolf]

Yeah...sometimes I wonder exactly when they became superhuman freaks rather than just pumped gene enhanced humans.

Erm' sometime in the 1990s I think

[Lost Egg]

I still kinda think of them more like Sardukar.

[Belligerentparrot]

I still kinda think of them more like Sardukar.

That picture sequence in the RT rulebook of the feral world warrior being recruited into the marines? Loved that idea of them. Ah, nostalgia.

[Storm Wolf]

Ironically the original space marines in the original RT rulebook, sounded a lot like the ret-conned Thunder Warriors in present day fluff. Barely controlled killers on a very short leash.

And I still get a kick out of Lord Lucan being in charge of the space wolves , at least we now know where he ended up??

M`mm may use this as a basis for my true-scale "Not-Primaris" marines when I do them.......

[Lost Egg]

I think thats what appealed...they kinda blurred the lines between good and evil. I think the monastic vibe never really worked for me, I much prefer my marines to be brutal sadistic killers

[Storm Wolf]

I think thats what appealed...they kinda blurred the lines between good and evil. I think the monastic vibe never really worked for me, I much prefer my marines to be brutal sadistic killers

Yeah a bit like Khan Noomien Sing and the other Eugenic super persons from Star Trek!

Advanced abilities leads to enhanced ambitions and aggression

[Lost Egg]

Hence how comes so many fell to Chaos in the heresy. But no...its all about Daddy issues now 

[mcfonz]

This question came up on a facebook group with GW employees on it some time ago now. Supposedly the Space Marine fluff has always been super human freaks - that was what the gene enhancements did.

And they never stopped being recruited from worlds where warriors were born from the conditions they grew up in. Caliban was such a world before it got torn apart and reduced to a meteorite.

Then the monastic bit. I think they just pushed the crusading knights thing a bit more in both directions. As in, they took both the monastic bit some were and the rampaging homicidal butchers others were and put them together.

So whilst on their ships and between battles they are monk like. When in battle they unleash hell and have no limits to the destruction they will reek upon their enemies.

Talking of how to they fit in suits of armour.

The old rogue trader marines. I mean, I only caught the tail end of those in the early 90's. And I have little nostalgic fondness for them. But how in gods name was a super human anything meant to fit in that armour?

[Belligerentparrot]

Remaining three Warcry warbands (crows, snakes, face-belts) up for pre-order next week. That was pretty fast!

[Lost Egg]

I guess they really really didn't want to repeat the Necromunda schedule I think its great that they are releasing them so soon.

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Not sure if it wouldn't have been better to release all chaos bands at once, but glad to see them out shortly after.

Speaking of the Necromunda release schedule, not sure this looks very promising. Another hardcover book so soon (is it? It feels soon) after the last one and a bucketload of new cards that one imagines will be out of production before too long. Underdog cards do look like a good idea however (whether they're implemented remotely well remains to be seen...).

[Duncan McDane]

Remaining three Warcry warbands (crows, snakes, face-belts) up for pre-order next week. That was pretty fast!

Seems like this is just another 6-months release, 12 months-after support game 

[Lost Egg]

That does seem to be GWs mo for games now...well apart from 40k, AoS and maybe LOTRs. There are some that forecast GW wants to push only the new and shiny and that eventually all minis will have a limited shelf life before they are replaced by the new-new and shiny. I'm not sure the customer base will fully support that though...

[Belligerentparrot]

Seems like this is just another 6-months release, 12 months-after support game 

I dunno, that doesn't seem to be true of Necromunda, there is still a bit more to come for that (if we get everything we're told we're getting). And ditto Bloodbowl and Underworlds/Shadespire/Whatever it is called.

The short-life games don't seem to have as much work put into them as Warcry (e.g. very few if any new miniatures for Killteam). To me it feels more like Necro and Underworlds. Personally, I'm only in it for the minis so not bothered either way, but hopefully there is some reason for optimism about its longevity.