>>12386316
>cont.

However, I'll answer questions relevant to the fluff, and inner workings of GW.

Before anyone asks: Yes, we hate Matt Ward as much as you. Except the higher-ups, apparently.

Ok, here is the first (and probably the most important) question: Why should we believe you?

Why do you hate Epic?

Dated, Timestamped, Photographic proof of who you are or fuck off.

What is the codex lineup? Do you know what is going to be released and when?

Any talk of: 1. New =][= Codex? 2. Necron codex? 3. Salamanders codex?

Why do you insist on using a shitty and outdated idea like the phase system?

What can you tell us about Grey Knights?

plastic sisters y/n?

What happend to Squats?

What do you think about the smurf marines ?

What do the working-level staffers think of Jervis? (Personally, I think his thoughts on tournament play have come close to ruining 40k forever, but would love to hear how far the cancer's spread.)

>>12386327
>>12386336
Well, for one, it's not like I can prove myself to you guys, so anything I do can easily be refuted, and thus I can be called out on it, even though it's the real deal. This IS 4chan. Besides, if I reveal my identity, I could LOSE MY FUCKING JOB.

Anyways, with this in mind, I ask you, even if this IS a prank, it's not like it's going to hurt you guys, is it? Now, moving on.


>>12386329
The higher-ups hate Epic because it doesn't sell as well as the main game. Yes, they're the money-grubbing bastards you've been led to believe they are, but on the flipside, the company's had to do a few minor layoffs for some of it's lesser-known writers and employees lately. Even with the money of the 13-year-olds the staff here are constantly told to cater to, we're hemoragging money like no tomorrow. If the company goes belly-up in the next fiscal year, or otherwise needs to have some intellectual property sold, I won't be surprised.

>>12386339
Not associated with the codex lineup myself, but a coworker tells me the new Inquisition codex is slated for sometime after the Necron codex, which is set for release in 2011. So, y'know, fingers crossed.

Is it true GW is in a dire financial crisis and can't afford to test new 'dexs?

how exactly does the writing process work? How long (on average) does it take to complete one codex?
Also, as a Necron player, any idea on when 5th edition will be completed? Started? Shelved?

>>12386360
Squats 'canonically' got eaten by the 'nids.

They don't like to talk about Squats around here.

>>12386375
All of my hate.

>>12386348
y

>>12386346
Gray Knights will be getting their own codex, from what my coworker tells me. No word on a release date, so that's all up in the air.

>>12386343
Well, considering I do fluff most of the time, I can safely say the continued use of the phase system is NOT my brainchild. A couple of employees who actually play 40k have complained about it around here.

What's the big money eater?

>>12386316
Who the hell let C.S. Goto write for you?

Is there any plans to further the 40k fluff?

Some of the recently codex's seems to be hinting the end time has finally come.

Will we be seeing a big campaign again? Or at they officially dead due to no one wanting to advance fluff?

Will there be any new Races or armies coming out? An Alien Hunters Codex? A totally new race or something like that?

>>12386410
>A couple of employees who actually play 40k have complained about it around here.

A lot of your coworkers are also 40k or Fantasy players or just design stuff from imagination, ideas and things they think could work ?

What else can you tell us about Sisters?

Will we EVER see something like the Eye of Terror or Medusa 5 again??

>>12386410
Will there ever be expansion on the Adeptus Mechanicus and all their neat toys?

Also, do you have any hand in what goes on with Rogue Trader/DH? Can you give us any word on what's next?

>>12386432
just be happy

>>12386410
>They don't like to talk about Squats around here

Explain please.

>>plastic sisters

I might just actually start collecting 40k miniatures then instead of just hanging out here and learning the lores.

SoB their own codex? Or as Inquisition? 2011 release?

>>12386434
>>12386434
Could we get an AdMech Codex? I mean, there's supposed to be Skitaari and shit like that, so why not?

>>12386443
>>12386410
This. I've always wondered about the hatred GW seems to have for squats.

>>12386457

personally I don't see how they CAN'T grimdark them up.

I mean make them Gurren Laggeny with drills n shit, would be awesome.

When are squats coming back?

Which Primarches are considered alive, and what can you tell us of the two missing primarches?

If not anything offical, at least some ideas floating around the office.

>>12386420
Believe it or not, there ARE a few plans to further 40k fluff. We're finally getting the picture that some of the fans would like to see something of interest happen, and we don't want a clusterfuck like the Eye of Terror campaign.

That's in the works; As much as I want to spoil it for you guys, I'll just say 'yes' and move on.

>>12386377
A lot of the bottom-level folks here aren't fans.

That's putting it lightly.

>>12386413
It's not so much a big money-eater as it is a bunch of little ones, and not enough income to really cover everything that they're trying to do. It's not that there's some big costly project(except MAYBE the Ultramarines movie), so much as 'we don't have enough customers because they keep walking away from the hobby before even starting.'

>>12386414
Yeah, that was my boss's bad.

He regrets it every day.

>>12386434
RT/DH is all done by FFG, so we actually don't have a big hand in that. Guys like me occasionally need to tell them 'hey, this needs a bit of tweak, here's what REALLY happens when THIS happens.' That kind of thing. They usually get it right.

Why do dark eldar only make small attacks? There should be trillions of them

>>12386443
CEO sat on too many squat minis on his chair courtesy of a merry employee.

> "YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY? THAT'S IT, NO MORE SQUATS! NOW WE'LL SEE WHO LAUGHS!"

>>12386468
When are squats coming back?

>>12386484

Why was the Eye of Terror a clusterfuck? Was The Fall of Medusa 5 less of a clusterfuck?

>>12386484
What's the general opinion on Matt Ward, and who the hell do we have to petition to get him fired?

>>12386477
Please say Vulkan, Khan and Russ...

>>12386500 here
Derp, missed your second post.

Any chance to see the legal department put on a leasg, so they don't alienate any more customers with idiotic shit like the Damnatus thing?

On a related note, any chance to see prices dropping for a change? The high prices are the main reason for people walking away, shortly followed by the legal department's idiot pranks.

So you guys hate Jervis, Goto and Ward. Anyone you DO like? Gav?

Is Emprah actually a godlike being in the warp currently

when will eldar jetbikes be redesigned?

>>12386443
>>12386468
Well, right around the time 40k stopped being 'tongue-in-cheek' and started getting GRIMDARK, they saw fit to remove the Squats. They wanted people to start taking the fluff a bit more seriously, and possibly a little in-depth. The removal of Squats is one thing I never really got, but it's office-policy to not discuss them.

>>12386477
The 'missing Primarchs' have been the subject of a lot of debate among the writers. A few want to flesh 'em out, others want to say 'let's leave it ambiguous for the fans to fill in the blanks and speculate. That's always fun for them'

Personally, I'm in the 'let the fans fill in the blanks' camp. A few ideas were a Primarch who wanted to go out of his way to annihilate the Necron threat after discovering a Tomb World back during the Horus Heresy, but he could never get the word out to the Big E before Horus fucked everything up.

>>12386428
With the recent intent to advance 40k's 'plot', there has been some discussion of a new race or two, but nothing solid yet.

>>12386449
SoB and Inquisition are confirmed to be in the same Codex, but Sisters will be fieldable as a competitive army, capable of functioning on their own. Inquisition will be the same way; They're basically getting rules to allow them to function as allies, and be efficient at it. Both options will be totally viable.

>>12386434
>>12386451
Oh, the AdMech will be getting A LOT of attention, sometime in the next couple of years. Again, I want to spoil it for you, but they'll come up more than once, and that's all I can say.

Please reconsider having Tau Ethereals on the frontlines. We don't send the pope or Obama to fight. Thank you.

>>12386525
You are a true bro and I hope to see you around here in the future.

Also, was there ever a time when Sigmar was thought to be a Primarch, and Warhammer Fantasy just a warp-storm'd world?

What would happen if you went to work and stood up at your cubical and yelled "ANDY CHAMBERS"

Will we see Chaos Legion codices?
Will Chaos Marines get their proper Daemons back?

The squats were the only imperial ally to actually follow the teachings of the emperor, removing them removed any hope humanity had

>>12386525

Is the intention in codex design to keep the Imperial armies always slightly superior to Chaos and Xenos in the tabletop game?

The lackluster Tyranid codex and "ally" rules popping up and allowing, say, Guard to cover its weaknesses (lack of psychic defence etc) seems to imply that much.

>>12386525
SPAAAAAACE SKAAAAAAVEN

why do you neglect us so? Have we not served you faithfully since our creation?

So, when Sisters/Inquisition/Grey Knights/Assassins are coming back, Is there any sense of whether or not the option will remain, of drafting them into other imperial armies, or drafting other imperial armies into them? It seems like it'd be a big mistake to make them unplayable in conjunction with a Sm/IG force because it would make them less desirable for collectors

>>12386512
Gav is one of the ones that the staff really like. Dan's up there too, and I've actually spoken with him at length about a small series of Guard novels focusing on another regiment besides the Tanith. The reason we keep letting Ward and Goto write for us is because they're actually under contract to write a few more books for the line.

They'll get booted or transferred, or whatever. Soon as that ends. Promise.

>>12386504
Russ is alive. Khan's in...a state.

Vulkan's in the same state as Khan.

Guilliman will be dying soon.

>>12386516
No, but when the Golden Throne finally shits out, things will 'improve' for the Imperium. Or at least the core worlds, closer to Terra.

>>12386525
Is there something about Demiurgs ?

>>12386525

>new race

Do these ideas have anything to do with already established but codex-less races like Fra'al, Xenarch, Cythor Fiends, Barghesi etc?

>>12386555

So I know you just do fluff, but it would be really cool if 40k/Fantasy switched to d10s and used the entire stat line.

Also, I know that the company is public and needs to show results, etc to investors, but is there any chance of them actually listening to players regarding gameplay, fluff, etc?

What exactly is the state of the Emperor, according to contemporary fluff? The only thing that has gone even remotely in depth so far was the Starchild thing, with dubious modern canonicity.

>>12386486

question

Vostroyans... dead in the water or are they ever going to officially flesh them out more?

>>12386559

>Guilliman will be dying soon

RUN, /tg/, RUN AND SPREAD THE WORD AMONG THE REALMS.

>>12386559
So, is the "Warp Portal behind the Throne" fluff still in effect?

Will we get an Adept Custode army if the Emperor DOES die?

Will we be seeing anything more about the Custode? God, I love the Custode....

>guy feeding /tg/ all the information it wants to hear
>no proof whatsoever behind who he is
>people lap it up
>maximum overtroll is successful

Come on, guys, I thought you were better than that

Will we ever see the gods take a more hands on approach?

>No, but when the Golden Throne finally shits out, things will 'improve' for the Imperium. Or at least the core worlds, closer to Terra.

My own pet theory was that the Emperor's physical body would die and he would ascend to Warp Deity status, with the Segmentum Solar becoming analogous to the Eye of Terror (but with angelic daemons instead of abyssal ones). As the Emperor slowly dies, however, the Astronomicon weakens and the outer majority of the Imperium is lost.

Someone once told me their idea that a Living Saint was basically a Daemon Prince, but was empowered by the Emperor and hence pleasing to the human soul.

Are Chaos Space Marines slotted to get some love at any point in the forseeable future?

Or am I just going to have to deal with being a downgraded version of space marines for awhile?

/tg/ - Let's pretend.

>>12386582
Seconding this.
(Not to mention I'd suck donkey dicks for plastic vostroyans.)

>>12386525
>>12386559

What's the feeling in the company about the shift to more "serious" grimdark instead of "lol" grimdark.

Did everyone think it was a good idea? Do they still? Or was it one of those "this is a good idea" things at the time, and now people regret it?

Or did everyone think it was dumb from the start.

Hey OP, please namefag?

Also, no offense, but you're being awfully pussyfoot about proving your status.

There's a shitton you could do that wouldn't compromise your identity...like, paystub with your name blanked out, pic of not yet released material, an ID card (like to enter your building)....ANYTHING.

>>12386590
Hi there, sagefag. Took you long enough to get here. Could you do us a favor and try to get your point across? I can't understand you with the million dicks down your throat.

>>12386611

Also, company letterhead, you have any?

>>12386606
There was a guy YEARS ago working on a project to make his own molds of 'scale appropriate napoleonic space russians.' I don't think it ever panned out...

I'd do the whole donkey show for them.

>>12386559
>Guilliman will be dying soon.
fuckyesfuckyesfuckyesfuckyes

>>12386611
That's right, he should do something that could compromise both himself and have the company start absurd crackdowns on leaks across the board.
Nothing he has said really contadicts other things said on forums and shit, especially about Ward, Goto, Squats. The only real new thing that is not already known is about the Primarches.

Is there a timeline on releasing a new Ork codex? Are there any ideas being floated on how to make Orks stop sucking so much?

>>12386559
>>12386583

>>12386584
Warp Portal behind the throne NOT in effect, actually. Custodes will be getting no attention whatsoever, as playable units, I'm afraid.

>>12386582
The Vostroyan writers have no plans in motion. Sorry, Vostroyanfriend.

>>12386575
Dying, and going to die. Star Child theory is NOT in effect, here.

We're gonna throw the fanbase a curve ball for that one.

>>12386536
That was something a lot of the writers around here wanted to do behind closed doors, but the higher-ups vetoed it for the purposes of avoiding the alienation of the Fantasy fanbase.

A lot of writers on both sides liked the idea, but they had to be party-poopers.

>>12386563
There's actually going to be a bit about Demiurgs in the next Tau codex.

You know how the Tau couldn't travel so fast through space because of their lack of Warp navigation?

Yeah, guess what?

>>12386569
Probably not. They're working with what they've got. Personally, as a Guard player, I wish they hadn't released this latest edition and taken out the Doctrines.

>>12386564
Actually, no. Sorry, bro.

>>12386548
The Codex staff keeps fucking that up. The Imperials are consistently ending up superior, despite them claiming this isn't their intent.

They just keep screwing up, not deliberately fucking you guys over.

>>12386610

Personally, (this is anon and not OP talking), I think it was a move for the better. I've actually read old 40k fluff and holy hell is it ever awful.

I mean, Grand Inquisitor Karamazov isn't great but it's a damned sight better than Inquisitor Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau.

I'm surprised this thread has gone on so long without anyone asking the most important question.

WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!

>>12386631
>compromise himself

You're shitting me, right?

If you have HALF A BRAIN you can do any of these things I said without compromising your identity.

>>12386645
>Emps dies

Oh man oh man. And life gets better? So Emps becomes a god?

What was the fucking deal with Storm of Chaos? (and eye of terror)

>>12386645

Is Emperor's status as the saviour supreme a fraud, and the true hope for the Imperium is in a psychic awakening of humanity?

>>12386634
so... what's the word on this guy, officially?

pic very related.

Any info on new Necron fluff? Will it be bad? With Ward writing it and all.

>>12386645
Do they plan ahead at all? It seems to me that if they just planned ahead a few years, things would be a lot better off.

>>12386645
>Emperor is going to die

PLEASE tell me it's because Cypher succeeds.

>>12386670

He said things would "improve". I would guess that the Emperor becomes the Chaos God of Tyranny, the Imperium becomes invincible, and even though it's cruel beyond human comprehension, everyone is happy because Emps fills them with the love of their own subjection and the subjection of others.

>>12386575
>Dying, and going to die. Star Child theory is NOT in effect, here.

Time of ending indeed...

>>12386316
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>>12386316

Any new plastic superheavys comming our way?

>>12386559
Sooooo, Khan isn't the Beast in Commoragh?

I remember people fluff-digging around, telling how Khan ended up in Commoragh...

Since orks a fungi do they have penises?

>>12386652

It's not the fluff that I mean, really, it's the attitudes related to it.

A lot of the recent stories are trying to take the thing seriously when it's an inherently silly idea. And it just feels dumb.

>>12386682
>the matwart writing
>Will it be bad?
Answered that yourself, brozilla.

Any truth to rumours that the Tau are due out middle of next year?

Or, if you can't mention that... New plastic kits? Kits that look like forgeworld suits..?

>You know how the Tau couldn't travel so fast through space because of their lack of Warp navigation?
>Yeah, guess what?

Sir, if this is true, then you just made my day.
Necro-Tau as reward.

Everyone posting in this thread is a fucking retard. The OP obviously doesn't work for GW and the fact you dipshits are replying to him just shows how much of a bunch of shitheads you really are.

>>12386657
WRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

>>12386610
>Or was it one of those "this is a good idea" things at the time, and now people regret it?

Some regret it, others don't. It was something that seemed like a good idea at the time, and very few of the guys in charge want to go back.

Just remember, GW is not some monolithic HURHURHURMONEY entity.

>>12386600

The Chaos Gods will get a bit of attention, we've confirmed that. We're still bickering over WHAT to have them do.

>>12386634
Ork codex isn't for a good long while, anon. Sorry. But, we've got a few ideas, namely a return of the biggest Ork warboss ever.

Yep. He's back in action, and Yarrick's coming after him.

>>12386611
>>12386631
>>12386658
Alright, alright. I can't exactly just take a picture or whatever right now since I have no webcam(they don't pay us enough for this shit), but, I'll see to it something is done to prove my sincerity.

>>12386719
>nofun.jpg

>>12386705

The Deceiver is everyone's spiritual liege, they just aren't aware of it.

>>12386719
0/10 indeed, good Sir.

Can we have a custodes vs ghazghkull fight? It'd be a great way to showcase both their powers without fucking anyone else over

Can Psychic Hood affect psykers in transports? The entry says that it becomes usable after model passes a psychic test in hoods range but if the psyker is inside a metal box the model isn't on the table and therefore not in hoods range.

>>12386723
>Notafuckingretard.jpg

Hey OP - have you read "The Dornian Heresy?"

If so, what are your thoughts on it, and do you think aspects of it could be incorporated into the current 40k universe?

OP, i know you are an elaborate troll and i dont believe a god damn thing of what you are saying.

Im still enjoying it because its everything i wanted to hear. So carry on.

Protip: This guy doesn't work in the Studio, and is probably a Black Shirt who thinks he knows what goes on there.

>>12386704
British black humor that stupid people didn't, and still don't, understand.
The setting is still hilarious, in a black humor fashion. If you don't get it, than you will think it's serious.

>>12386730
Rerollin

>>12386657
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

WRY was a noise and it didn't sound like 'rye' it was more of a 'ree.'

it does not mean why.

>Ward's going to go
>higher ups love him

There's a disturbance in the Force.

OH, I ALWAYS wanted to know this. (It'll help with my current DH game.)

What is it like in the Segmentum Tempestus? Especially for the Inquistion?

I don't care about the amount of detail, but I need SOMETHING to rely on. The fluff for that place is so barren.

Can you slip some bleach into Matt Wards tea?
Or arrange a horrible accident?

wait a minute.... rowboat girlyman dies, and the emperor dies?

please for the love of all that is holy please, please tell me the two events are completely unrelated, and that matt ward will have nothing to do with it.

>>12386742

You can say that about anything. The fact that I can find it amusing doesn't mean it's intended to be. And that's the problem.

>>12386742
Americans.

They have no feckin' sense of humour.

The thing with threads like this is.. yes it is most likely a troll, but on the off chance it isn't... well it would be nice to have answers to a few questions.

>>12386742

The more grimdark and super-serious a setting gets, the more potential there is for ironic humor. I just think that comic relief should come from funny things that characters say and do, and not because one whole faction (looking at you, Greenskins) is one great big running joke. Trying to grimdarkify something that big in order to make it fit the setting just backfires, and the whole thing is debased into schizophrenic silliness where we can't decide whether to laugh at how fucking stupid they are, or be afraid because their ramshackle (and fucking stupid) technology works for no reason.

>>12386771
The subtle implications are making my brain bleed... stop.

As someone who actually knows someone associated with GW, I can tell you this man is lying his ass off.

Are tau still a penis wart on the imperiums body or are they gonna have a bigger empire? Also when get new tau codex.

>>12386525
>Well, right around the time 40k stopped being 'tongue-in-cheek' and started getting GRIMDARK, they saw fit to remove the Squats. They wanted people to start taking the fluff a bit more seriously, and possibly a little in-depth. The removal of Squats is one thing I never really got, but it's office-policy to not discuss them.

So they wanted less tongue-in-cheek, yet left in orks which are basically the comedy relief of 40k?(not that I don't like orks, mind you)

>>12386652
>Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau
But, he is so AWESOME !

>>12386778
Black humor is ironic humor, usually about dark subjects.
In fact, with the shift, it's even better from a black humor standpoint due to the clashing of the silliness from what it was with the serious standpoint they injected.
I love the setting more as is than I did before.

>>12386810
Orks are quite popular. Squats were not.

Orks were seemed more plausiable in the universe. Not random "dorfs is spess"

Any plans to write da imperial kult back into the fluff? Orks in commissar hats is too good to ignore

>>12386771
The Emperor just dies because the Throne craps out on him. Guilliman dies because of a certain event that Matt wanted to avoid. Badly.

He's not exactly happy with being over-ruled by our Council of Rowboat's Demise.

>>12386768
No.

>>12386727
Custodes vs. Da Big Boss?

Answer unclear, ask again later.

>>12386756
The higher-ups like him, but not as a fluff-writer. I've spoken to one of the guys in charge, and he's admitted that transferring Ward from rules to fluff, and from Fantasy to 40k, was an XBAWKZHUEG mistake, and that Ward will be going back to Fantasy rules as soon as their little contract ends.

Goto's just going to get the boot.

>>12386733
Doubtful. Horus was the one who fucked everything up, and that's one thing we all agree on.

>>12386728
YES THEY CAN FUCKING AFFECT PSYKERS IN TRANSPORTS

>>12386813

Someone actually statted him for tabletop. His retinue consists of Chirugeon Watson, Arbitrator Dreyfus and Inquisitor Anakin.

>>12386721
>But, we've got a few ideas, namely a return of the biggest Ork warboss ever.
>Yep. He's back in action, and Yarrick's coming after him.
>my face

Is there eventually going to be a showdown between the necrons and the tyranids after they both devour the galaxy in their own ways?

>>12386771

Rowboat wakes up and marches to Terra with the Ultramarines, the High Lords rejoice at the sight of a Primarch and give him his old Lord Commander of the Imperium post back, making him the de facto leader of Mankind.

This is what he had planned since Heresy.

Eventually, he decides to get rid of the last possible obstacle in his way, and marches with his Ultramarines into the Throne Room.

After a massive battle between the Ultramarines and the Custodes, Roboute is the only one standing. He smashes the Gauntlets of Ultramar (picked up from Calgar's corpse) into the Emperor's carcass, but at the very moment the impact shatters the Throne, Emperor reaches out with the last bit of his strength, tearing Guilliman's soul out of his body and dragging it into oblivion with him.

Anythoing interesting gonna happen with Cypher / the Fallen?
What about The Cabal?
What about Alpharius Omegon?

>>12386721

Alright, in thew Blood Angels codex, it was said that all the Primarchs had been found.

What about the Primarchs of the two lost legions? Where did they disappear to? Were they found? What happened to their legions?

Why doesn't GW concern themselves with finding a way to offer their hobby at more reasonable prices, or upping the quality of their miniatures to fit their prices?

I mean, seriously, there's tons of far more beautiful minis out there at similar prices. A majority of GW models are about mid grade at best.

>>12386794
>As someone who actually knows someone
You have less credibility than OP.
If you are gonna say this, produce one of your friend's paystubs, with name attached and uncovered.

>>12386833

The First Heretic answers this.

The primarchs vanished "somehow" and *dum dum* the legions were absorbed into the Ultramarines.

THAT is the main reason why they're so numerous.

>>12386822
>>12386728

So wait, Psychic Hoods effect psykers in vehicles, but Shadow in the Warp doesn't? What's the office opinion on that?

>>12386826
That sounds like retconning the strength of the custodes

is there a pdf or a site where one can read the whole timeline and storyline of what happen in 40k so far?

>>12386857

Not really.

Read A Thousand Sons, and you get the impression of their battle prowess. Basically, a Primarch and a large host of his best followers would be able to break through.

One important question here.

Is every Imperial world shit, like some grimnderp faggots shout, or is the Imperium big enough that most Imperial worlds never see war and just go about their boring business?

The Emprah will never die OP is a troll
Neither will Papa Smurf, infact his wound is healing in his stasis chamber
40K will never progress

7/10 OP you shouldn't have said such nonsense or else I might have believed you

>>12386822
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>>12386822

PLASTIC SUPERHEAVIES SOON FELLOW SPY?

Is there a way that a person (such as myself, a "peon") could provide their own input to the story? For example, a Space marine chapter, fluff contribution, etc.?

>Guilliman will be dying soon.

>Within this edifice is the great marble throne of Roboute Guilliman, and upon that throne sits a regal corpse. Though the best part of ten thousand years have passed since his death, the Primarch's body is perfectly preserved. Even his death wounds are visible upon his throat. His mortal remains are preserved from the ravages of time by means of a stasis field that isolates the Primarch from the time-stream. Everything encompassed by the field is trapped in time and can neither change nor decay.
>Though the best part of ten thousand years have passed since his death, the Primarch's body is perfectly preserved. Even his death wounds are visible upon his throat.
>his death
>his death wounds

This, a thousand times this.

>>12386866
Man, that's easy.
Common sense -> not every world is fucked up grimdarkia land.
Especially the pleasure planets.

>>12386867
>Neither will Papa Smurf, infact his wound is healing in his stasis chamber

The healing Papa Smurf is said by pilgrims.

Ultramarines refute it.

Who do you believe? The apothecaries, or some pilgrims?

OP's validity can be checked next year.

5th edition Tau codex comes out in 2011, period. If OP's legit, there will be mention of the Demiurgs teaching Tau how into Warp.

if Emperor dies, would't that destroy the Imperium?, you can't have an empire without an emperor

>Guilliman storming the Imperial Palace
>Attacking the Emperor to take over humanity
I fucking knew he was a goddamn traitor

>Emperor rips his soul out of his body
>takes it with him to oblivion
Best death ever

But... what will mankind do without the Emperor? FOR THE EMPEROR is the biggest catchphrase for WH40K besides WAAAAAGH!

Is gorgutz going to get a mention in ork fluff?

>>12386825
Oh, the Necrons and Tyranids are going to go at it more than once.

But, they won't devour the galaxy. That's still in the formative stages, but we have an idea to keep the war going without avoiding the advancement of the plot.

>>12386842
Well, it's got to do with a combo of a serious profit-decline in recent years, and bad judgement calls on the part of the senior staff.

In other words LOLIDUNNO, but it's got to do with those two things, guaranteed.

>>12386833
Well, I answered this earlier. The two lost primarchs are something we want to leave as a mostly-blank slate, to allow the fans to fill in the blanks.

>>12386831
Alpharius and Omegon are seriously fucking things up in the background for just about everybody.

It's going to be part of why Guilliman dies, and the sudden surge in Tau expansion. Rest assured, Xanatos from Gargoyles would be proud.

>>12386822
Alpharius here.

Keep up the good work, Alpharius.

>>12386866

Not every world can be completely terrible, but I imagine everyone is slaving their asses off to supply the Imperial war machine.

>>12386897

Read the thread to see some of the ways the Emperor could possibly be "reborn" after death. Or just read some fluff sometime.

>There's actually going to be a bit about Demiurgs in the next Tau codex.

>You know how the Tau couldn't travel so fast through space because of their lack of Warp navigation?

>Yeah, guess what?

Chaos begins corrupting Tau society through glorious demonic invasions on space ships?

There had better be a smurf civil war when they find out about the plans

>>12386910
Or maybe the Demiurg are a warp-capable race that join up for the Greater Good?

..Oh, but that would lead to what you're saying. Damn.

Lol. Just kidding, guys. I'm a huge troll and I live with my grandmother. I apply to GW every month, but I've never even got a reply.

Plus, I play leafblower.

will there be any love for the IRON HANDS in the future?

>>12386923

I am the real GW spy.

>>12386902
>sudden surge in Tau expansion

So you are going to keep them around, huh? Anything planned to make them more bearable?

>>12386923
Troll revealing himself? Troll impersonating a troll? Non-troll trolling by revealing himself to be a troll?

>Emperor dies
>human worlds isolate and form miniature empires
>Tau become major player
>Dark Eldar begin rebuilding their empire
>It is an even worse time to be human, because your soul is guaranteed to go to Chaos.
>Better pick a patron god before your neighbor finishes his summoning circle.

Well shit. I don't see a way out for the Imperium.

>>12386936
I'm the real anonymous

>>12386923
Well played, fa/tg/uy. Disregard this, he sucks cocks.

>>12386921
>>12386910
Nah, no daemonic rebellions on Tau ships, but they'll start rampaging through the Eastern Fringe like never before.

The Farsight Enclaves will have a few things to say about that. Ever want to see a Tau bandit? You're about to. Commander Farsight's successor(also named Commander Farsight) is about to throw a shitfit all over the Ethereals' faces.

Give us a timeline of the future of warhammer Please!?

>>12386910
No numbnuts, the Demiurg GAVE the Tau their technology - including their gun tech.

>>12386938
Mork

>>12386902
Are Alpharius and Omegon loyal to the Emperor or not?

And is Fulgrim still "alive"? And if so, is he still loyal to the Emperor?

>>12386910
>>12386921
Tau are psychically blank, i don't think they can be posessed?

>>12386932
>>12386923
No : I am the true one.

>Alpharius and Omegon are seriously fucking things up in the background for just about everybody.

>It's going to be part of why Guilliman dies, and the sudden surge in Tau expansion. Rest assured, Xanatos from Gargoyles would be proud.


Awesome, speaking of A and O, any idea on when Chaos Space Marines are going to get a new codex?

>is there a pdf or a site where one can read the whole timeline and storyline of what happen in 40k so far?
>is there a pdf or a site where one can read the whole timeline and storyline of what happen in 40k so far?
/is there a pdf or a site where one can read the whole timeline and storyline of what happen in 40k so far?

>>12386817
You can't say "random dorfs in spess" are any less plausible than random orcs in spess, or random elves in spess, or shit, even "random ogres in spess", which is what ogryns are.

What's your favorite color?

Official model.

:)

>>12386902
>Alpharius and Omegon are seriously fucking things up in the background for just about everybody.

Oh, so Cypher is a baddie then? Damn, he was much more awesome as a good guy / antihero.

>It's going to be part of why Guilliman dies

Hang on.. "why"... not "how"?

TL;DR - Is Cypher an actual baddie? This, I must know OP!

>>12386942
Why not? The Tau have gellar fields or something equivalent?

I fucking hate it when Chaos vs. Tau blatantly gets ignored. For fucks sake, they're so close to a Warp rift. I just wanna see some chopped off blue fish faces hanging from the belt of a Chaos Champion!

>>12386942
Oh, I love Firesight.

Speaking of Tau, are they connected to the Necron's, or is this just fan rumour?

>>12386951
Loyal to the Emprah, confirming it now. It's part of why the Imperium of Man doesn't collapse under the sudden fucktons of Tau Fire Warriors striking deeper into the Imperium, and the sudden surge in Dark Eldar raids, and the Emperor dying. Fulgrim is 'dead.' Sorry to disappoint.

>>12386928
Iron Hands will be getting a whole lot of love. They need some attention after the clusterfuck Ward made of the Space Marine codex.

>>12386901
Yeah, he'll come up in the Ork Codex and will have a few special rules for him. We're still sorting that out.

>>12386872
Wrong.

>>12386942

Disregard this. I work for GW. I clean toilets, and I actually listen in on the awesome conversations from my hero's like C.S. Goto. He's my Go To man.

>>12386868

Plastic Leviathan coming to forgeworld. Wet enough for ya?

>>12386928

Iron Hands will be getting some attention in the next Chaos codex, kind of like the old guard codex.

>>12386845

I'll show you my nuts, uncovered and unnatatched.

>>12386942
Farsight Enclaves Subcodex?

ABOUT FUCKING TIME.

Can we have suicide drones? Or at least Heavy Weapons drones that are upgrades for Fire Warriors?

>>12386872
An anon can dream.

An anon, can dream.

Tyranid codex p.19 mentions that the Imperium miscalculated Tau's power after seeing their difficulties in fighting Hive Fleet Gorgon.

This leads to something called "the Iron Hammer campaign, which soon escalates into the greatest conflict yet seen between the Imperium and the Tau".

This is after Damocles of course, so there's definitely something new coming with regards to Tau.

>>12386942
>Commander Farsight's successor(also named Commander Farsight)

So Farsight is the Tau version of Dread Pirate Roberts?

>>12386980
>It's part of why the Imperium of Man doesn't collapse under the sudden fucktons of Tau Fire Warriors striking deeper into the Imperium

You've got to be kindding.

Why does Matt Ward love the Ultramarines so much? What does he see in them that makes them so god-like to him?

>>12386965
Blue.

>>12386979
Fan rumor. Same as the Forces of Chaos corrupting Farsight, or the Eldar having a hand in engineering the Ethereals.

Just no, guys.

>>12386872

Moar like this amirite.

I am Alpharius

so whats the deal with the void dragon, the admech really worshipping a c'tan?

>>12386916
I sort of hope so... because the Ultramarines with their successor chapters control an entire fucking sector. And the successors would then either fight alongside their blue lieges, or say "fuck this" and go do their own thing.

Hopefully this means that the Codex Astartes will cease to be followed in general, in stead of by just a few chapters. I agree with Guilliman's intent to limit the political power of the legions, but the Ultramarines worked around that pretty soundly anyway, and the Imperium needs as many space marines as it can get.

>>12387023
gb2bed Omegon, or I'll feed you to the SPESS DORFS

Why is the Emperor dying a good thing for the Imperium? I thought the Emperor was stopping demons from spilling into the warp and the real world?

>>12386980
>(Gorgutz will) come up in the Ork Codex and will have a few special rules for him. We're still sorting that out.

Gorgutz is going to be a SC? Fuck yeah!

>>12387027
Just read Mechanicum you dumb bint.

>>12386994

This is true.

>>12386902
Alpharius Omegon is playing Thirty Xanatos Pileup with Eldrad Ulthran, Ahriman, Magnus the Red, and Tzeentch himself though.

Visit http://tvtropes.org/ and search for Thirty Xanatos Pileup.

>>12387015
Seriously dude, use a fucking trip code.

type a # after your name, then type some sort of PW. Jesus Titty fucking christ.

>>12386980
>Fulgrim is 'dead.' Sorry to disappoint.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

FULGRIM!

Thanks for the answer though.

>>12387006
haha, delicious tears are delicious

>>12387032
This is kinda what I was trying to get at in
>>12386733
...As in, the Ultramarines from their own atheist empire within the Imperium. Man that would make them soo much more interesting.

>>12387010
It's fucking Matt. I have no idea how his brain works.

>>12387004
He's going to be. That's something we've had in mind for Farsight and the Enclaves for a while.

>>12386983
There's going to be a lot of 'Ork-style' improvised gear for Enclave Fire Warriors. Expect to see Earth Caste Combat Engineers, and Heavy Weapon Teams ala the Imperial Guard for the Farsight Enclave Infantry.

>>12386975
Cypher will be a bad guy. NOT my idea. I don't like it. A and O will be personally responsible for killing Guilliman. The Tau surge will result in Ultramarines being called in from Ultramar to go deal with it.

This is because A and O speak with Tau Ethereals behind closed doors, and convinced them to let the Demiurgs do their thing.

This will be followed by the Alpha Legion heading RIGHT FOR FUCKING ULTRAMAR and taking Guilliman out.

>>12386981
First of all, if you really do work for GW and are not trolling, thank you. It is very nice of you to answer questions for us.

I am anxiously awaiting the new Necron codex so that I may join the robot apocalypse.

That being said, are there plans for new metal or plastic Imperial Guard miniatures or models?

I am hoping for Psyker Battle Squads and a Hydra. Though you cannot confirm specifics, will we see new IG miniatures and models in 2011? I should let you know, by the way, EVERY IMPERIAL GUARD PLAYER IN THE WORLD WANTS A HYDRA OR THREE. And a GOOD LOOKING ONE, not like a Manticore with Heavy Weapon Autocannons glued on.

For those of you saying this guy MUST be a troll because the stuff he's saying is so ridiculous and/or implausible, ask yourselves this:

Is it ANY more ridiculous and/or implausible than the stuff which GW has ACTUALLY PUBLISHED up until this point? Think about how hard you would have 0/10'ed if, prior to it being canon, someone had shown up here dropping hints about the Blood Angels teaming up with the Necrons against the Tyranids. There wouldn't have been enough trollface in the world to respond to that, and yet.

Not saying this guy IS telling the truth, mind you, just that "That can't be true because GW would never do that!" doesn't seem like a very compelling argument in light of their track record.

Hi this is a serious question


What did you guys ever do with battle fleet gothic? I mean space combat was so freaking awesome and it just gets shut down so the supposidly more awesome games could be cont'd

Could you give more detail about the death of the Emperor? I mean, that changes everything for the Imperial factions.

No more faith for sisters, no more soul-binding for psykers, no more Emperor's Tarot, no more Astronomicon...

Is there any hope for mankind?

>>12387057
Just admit you are all leeching GW's money away to the Canary Islands, just so you guys can one day create a truescale Imperator Titan from resin.

>>12387055
I call bullshit. WTF is Cypher's deal then?

>>12387055

Could you please see and reply to:

>>12386854

>>12387069
actually, yeah, can you put some more back story on this?

Also, when will the next Ed. rule book be?

>>12387069
This.
IS THERE ANY HOPE?? DEAR GOD THERE MUST BE!

Hey guys. I get that it is unlikely he is an GW employee, but if you see it the other way. There are GW employees. Why wouldn't some of them come to /tg/?

>>12387040

Basically, the Iron Hammer campaign is going to end badly for the Imperium.

You can ultimately blame only Castellan Crask and his Cadian pride (this guy isn't a tactical genius) for that however, not the Alpha Legion.

>>12387069

It could change everything... or it could change nothing...

Perhaps he becomes something like a warp deity, except without the horrible mutation...

Hell his death could only be known by the custodes who guard his corpse, and the highest echelons of the Inquisition and maybe the High Lords...

>>12387055

>This will be followed by the Alpha Legion heading RIGHT FOR FUCKING ULTRAMAR and taking Guilliman out.

Can someone explain Alpha Legion? Why does all their shit have 8 pointed stars if they still love the Emperor?

Alpharius and Omegon personally kill Rowboat?

This had better be fleshed out very well. As in, we get a fucking book about it. Written by Abnett.

I'm pretty sure you are tired of hearing players suggestions, but despite the squats being eaten by nids, shouldn't there be at least a few left? I'd really like to see them as special units or heavy support for the IG, drop those old colorful uniforms and just give them IG armor maybe with some runes or something. Turn them into refugees trying to get revenge on nids and repopulate maybe?

Are the Tau going to get mauled pretty bad for once?

Sure, they got raped pretty bad by the Dark Eldar and Necrons... but still.

Something big?

Everyone gets some big disaster, even the Necrons.

I just want that smug shit eating grin to disappear from Tau fanboy faces.

>on another note, FUCK YES FINALLY THE DARK ELDAR YES MOTHERFUCKING YES!
>actually, I might buy some Fire Warriors to give my Dark Eldar like 77 something severed Tau heads

>>12387103
Are you implying the Astronomican is just a hoax? otherwise the whole Imperium will notice they can't see anything while warp-traveling.

>>12387109

They're the masters of secrecy, I don't think they care about what things they wear as long as they get the job done. They often wear Imperial looking equipment and don't go over board with Chaos shit like they do in TT/DoW

>>12387109
The Alpha Legion's specialty is infiltration and sabotage. It's an entire legion of TF2 Spies. Except they're not french.

Ducking out for a bit, boyos. Wife's got dinner on the table, and I hunger. Back in a bit.

>>12387119

Astronomicon could just be running on all the souls sacrificed daily. Most of the goddamn Imperium is running on its own inertia, why not the big psychic lighthouse?

>>12386942

GUILLIMAN IS ALREADY DEAD.

>>12386871

>>12386953
They can get possessed.

Demons just don't really care for psychic blanks.

Besides, if you're travelling through the Warp, demons don't possess you. They simply claw a way through the hull of your ship and eat you.

Any chance to see more non-Cadian Imperial Guard as plastic? Personally jonesing for Mordian Iron Guard or Praetorians.

>>12387135
SICARIUS FOR PRESIDENT

>>12387138
Heresy. Blanks have no soul, can't be posessed.

>>12387125
They're SPACE FRENCH!

>>12387126
>Dinner
>it's like 12 o'clock or whatever in Britfagcountry


Nigga what?

>>12387126
>>12387126

>>mfw tau news is fucking awesome.

Godspeed.

As a Tau player, this news greatly pleases me.

>>12387109
>>12387123
>>12387125
There are Alpha Legionnaires who genuinely worship Chaos. Arkos the Faithless, Strikemaster Kernax Voldorius etc.

>>12387143
Tau aren't blanks. They just have tiny souls.

>>12387150
23:37 by my watch.

>>12387150
Dinner can mean lunch?

>>12387159

Surely you mean 11.37?

GMT+2 here.

>>12387159
11:38, actually.

That and the Astronicom is the only thing TOO fishy about this thread.

Either way, people have dinners late here.

ALSO, question, what about the astronicom?

For when he gets back, of course.

>>12387161
>worship
>faithless

Does not compute.

OP CONFIRMED FOR FUCKING TROLL

TIME ZONES BITCH

CHECK EM

There are quite a few places where "dinner" refers to our American "lunch" and "supper" is their "dinner".

Really, no need to nitpick.

>>12387155
Hey Tau fag. Bring me 777 Ethereals, or I'm going to abduct everyone on your planet.

>>12387191
Then just leave the thread if you think he is a troll. It isn't that hard to close a tab or a window.

What kind of Brit eats dinner in the middle of the fucking night?

GMT +8 here. Time is 3:42.
either, he's East Coast America (6:42) or at London (10:42).

it's nearly 12 o clock AT NIGHT

so not breakfast or dinner or lunch

>>12387126

>>12387150

Yup! I smell FAIL

>>12387213
>>12387213
Unless maybe he and his wife are basement dwelling nerds who regularly stay up until midnight trolling 4chan.

loi /tg/ is so dumb

>>12387210
I eat dinner past 12 on a few occasions. It's not that weird. Midnight dinner is delicious! Especially if you slow cook something for a nice long 8+ hours :9

>>12387184
>Whilst the other Dark Angels fought to escape the Alpha Legion’s sudden ambush, Azrael cut down the last of his enemies and plucked up the banner. As he did so, a massive armoured figure strode through the smoke, his ancient power armour decorated with blasphemous runes and the heretical eight-pointed star of Chaos Undivided. Arkos himself charged Azrael. As he did so an Assault Marine launched himself into Arkos’ path, only to be cut clean in two by the stroke of the Chaos champion’s warp-powered blade. The two mighty heroes clashed. In one hand Azrael held the Sacred Standard of Devastation, in the other the Sword of Secrets. The two rained smashing blows upon each other's armour, until blood seeped through the joints of Azrael’s suit of artificer armour. The weight of Arkos’ mighty blows had wounded the Supreme Grand Master. Both summoned up every ounce of strength, but Arkos had the combined power of the four Chaos gods with him this day. Chanting a litany to his gods, Arkos’ blows forced Azrael ever backwards, weakening his opponent until a shoulder charge and a fast, low sweeping cut sent Azrael sprawling to the ground, the Sword of Secrets skittering from his grasp. Prone amongst the rubble, the banner still clutched to him, Azrael saw death approaching. Arkos loomed over him. The Chaos champion laughed in triumph and raised his Darkblade for the killing blow.

>Arkos’ main weapon is a Dark Blade, a gift from the gods for his long service.

He better be eating some midnight curry, or else he's confirmed as a dirty fucking rebel Yank troll.

>there should be capital punishment for masquerading as a brit

Imperium and Tau having a major war, "greatest yet seen between them" soon in the timeline is confirmed in the Tyranid codex.

It is also implied that the Imperium is going to be in trouble, since it begins from a Castellan miscalculating the power of the Tau.

>>12387245
What kind of curry, you are making me hungry now.

>>12387198
You can have these ones

>implying people in the socialist scumbag Airstrip One get married

Seriously, I already saw it when he said he had a wife.

>>12387268
Curry would be fuck win right now. Goddamnit.

What happened to Phil Kelly after he made the Wolves book? Seriously. That's the worst peice of shit you have ever put out, C.S.Goto could have wirrten a more balanced book.

Chaos Codex fucking when?!

>>12387268
The one that makes you burn your mouth, tongue, throat, intestines AND anus...

>>12387241
I was just pointing out that you can't be faithless when you're a follower of Chaos.

>>12387245
What if he's Canadian?

>>12387293
Delicious. I will eat them on the toilet for it will be the most efficient way to eat it.

>>12387245
Probably a troll. A Brit would have written "rumour" instead of rumor. Plus the time zone.

>>12387285
He went on to write the Dark Eldar codex?

>yourtearsaredelicious.jpg

I could really go for a large doner right now with a large packet of those chips they do at kebab and chicken shops.

>>12387310

You forgot "while piss drunk." It's not a proper midnight curry unless you've already had a few pints too many.

>>12387314
Or he's a 'Merkin that moved overseas...

>>12387310
Damn, motherfucker. You're fucking gross.

I don't even bring my joints to the toilet when I have to go. Doing things in the toilet is just gross.

>>12387331
Bah, man up lass.

This was good until idiots showed up

>>12387331
Oh so NOW people take me seriously? Fuuuuuuuck.

>>12387327
Mehbeh. I think we sorta derailed this thread a bit.

How many skulls until the Throne of Khorne is complete?

>Alpha Legion Primarchs loyal to the Emperor.

>Alpha Legion Primarchs kill Rowboat Girlyman.

>Cypher is a bad guy.

Yeah, something's not right here...

>>12387368
4

>>12387368
This horse has died, stop beating.

I belive OP was the real deal

>>12387055

>Cypher will be a bad guy. NOT my idea. I don't like it. A and O will be personally responsible for killing Guilliman. The Tau surge will result in Ultramarines being called in from Ultramar to go deal with it.

>This is because A and O speak with Tau Ethereals behind closed doors, and convinced them to let the Demiurgs do their thing.

I thought at least one of the Alpharius/Omegon pair was confirmed dead at the end of the heresy, by Guilliman's own hand.

I know the Alpha Legion is good at having people pretend to be their primarch and stuff, but there's no way they successfully conned another primarch into thinking he'd killed his own brother when he hadn't.

Unless Guilliman just lied, which would be even dumber.

Gonna level with you guys. I am a Yank living in the UK. And your extra 'U's' always throw me for a loop. Diggin' the billboards you got here, though. So, while I'm a Yank, I'm the good kind of Yank that moved here.

And to make sure you guys are mad...

MIDNIGHT TACOS, BITCH. Wife got home late, and I didn't exactly want to be a dick and eat without her, since we tend to eat together. Daughter's eaten and is already asleep.

Now, then, moving on.

>>12387285
Phil's not proud of what he did, and the higher-ups aren't happy with the fan reaction.

I expect he'll be canned for it eventually. No way he's living this down.

>>12387287
Chaos Codex, 2011, sometime in the third quarter.

Oh, and for the record: The Tau will be getting the shit kicked out of them. The Imperium's learned it's lesson about the Tau and isn't about to let them drive forward with Demiurg-navigated ships. This is part of what's up with the AdMech. Expect Skitarii Tech-Guard and AdMech-specific vehicles to be part of the war on the Eastern Fringe. That's getting a lot of attention.

>>12387390
Unless Roboute is Alpharius/Omegon?

GW staffer, if you're still around, a plea - for God's sake DON'T advance the fluff.

Yes, there's a noisy wing of people who want "progress", but the thing about people is that people are idiots, and people are fickle. If you try to change the setting all you'll get is a storm of outrage as they throw it back in your face for not conforming to their vision of how the future 'should' be.

The Dark Millenium as a setting and a background works well - works brilliantly, in fact. Don't spoil it with a misguided attempt to pander to the internet forums.

What does the blood god do with all that blood?

>>12387376
Referring to the Horus Heresy book, Legion: The Alpha Legion sided with Horus because they learned that if Horus lost, humanity would be doomed to a slow death. However, if Horus one, humanity would still die but chaos would go down with it. However, since THAT plan didn't work, I can see them trying something else.

Also, the BL writers have been throwing out a crapton of hints about the later HS books. Specifically that "things might not turn out like you expect."

>>12387351
You obviously missed the memo that OP was a dirty faggot masquerading as a brit?

No filthy American could ever be allowed to work on GW materials.

Canadians are pushing it. I'm looking at you Relic.

You wouldn't happen to know too much about the fluff and all that for the 40k mmo, do you?

What are the plans for Ahriman specificly and Thousand Sons in general?

>>12387407
I've read the whole schtick about the "self fulfilling prophecy" and how telling the Alpha Legion actually helped the BAD ending happen instead of the good...

But goddamn, Cypher should be a fucking good guy. Bros with Russ and Co., even!

GW writter, what happens to the astronicom once the Emp goes down?

Do we find out we don't NEED him to power it?

What will happen to the outer worlds once the Emp dies?

>>12387404

This, this, a thousand times this. A few dozen who post regularly on Warseer and /tg/ do not make an entire gaming population. Don't let the tail wag the dog.

Will Marneus Calgar be allowed to continue as the super sue Ward made him, or will he be toned down/brought low in the future? I remember seeing an idea that had him seceding the Ultramarine pseudo-empire from the Imperium as a whole. I'd kind of like to see that.

>Gonna level with you guys. I am a Yank living in the UK. And your extra 'U's' always throw me for a loop. Diggin' the billboards you got here, though. So, while I'm a Yank, I'm the good kind of Yank that moved here.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Where's my redcoat! THERE MUST BE BLOOD! FOR THE QUEEN!

>>12387421
No.

>>12387425
Ahriman will take another shot at the Black Library. Thousand Sons are still kicking, but they won't get tons of attention.

>>12387404
Oh, don't worry. We're advancing it, but not a whole lot. 41k isn't what we're going for, here.

So many pissed anons in this thread.

Seriously, it's like every Brit online now is drunk as fuck.

>>12387430

Wasn't cypher being painted as a bad guy in those Dark Angel books in the heresy series?

Are the Dark Angels secretly heretics?

>>12387456
inb4 some fucktard thinks you're talking about people who are "pissed" instead of 'pissed'.

>>12387433
>>12387182
Here's my theory:
1) Astronomicon goes out.
2) Calamity for humans!
3) Due to no more light from the immense psychic beacon, humans undergo a rather unpleasant transformation; their whole psyche becomes much more attuned to "the dark"...
4) Humans become Squats
5) Squats kill Chaos
6) Squats breed with Eldar to recreate human race again.

>>12387445
>>12387445
>41k isn't what we're going for, here.
You don't have much time to work with, then.

Are you Aaron Dembsky Bowden?

Is it true that Anon has fingered your girlfriend?

>>12387445

I suppose that shot won't be successful? I remember reading somewhere that it was possible for him to aspire to chaso god status if he possessed secrets of Library.

Also additional question, is Ahriman considering himself loyal to Chaos/Tzeentch or just going on his screwing both Imperium and Chaos?

>>12387456
aren't they always?

>>12387456
YOU SHADDAP YOU

OR I'LL KRUSH YER MUM
COMEANDAVAGOIFUTHINKURARDENUFF

>>12387439
We're still discussing what to do with Calgar. We're thinking of having him be offed right along with Rowboat, and making the Ultramarines some kind of desperate, dirty-fighting Space Marine chapter. Ward is NOT happy with this, but the Ultramarines will end up either irrelevant, or a bit better for it all as far as fan-reactions go.

>>12387433
Well, for one, the outer worlds of the Imperium will fracture into smaller kingdoms, with the worlds closer to Cadia, Terra, and the like all remaining under Imperial control. The Astronomicon is something we're still discussing, but we have a few ideas for how it could remain active.

>>12387475
*on his own

>>12387036

Still yet to awnser this OP

>>12387456
Well, a good number of those pissed off Brits are likely Scots, who are usually drunk to begin with. And some Irish too.

ITT: Dumb fucks get trolled hard.

>>12387472
>41k - 40k = 1k
>1k=1000
>1000 years: not a long time
what?

>>12387401
>Expect Skitarii Tech-Guard and AdMech-specific vehicles to be part of the war on the Eastern Fringe. That's getting a lot of attention.

hey um.. I'm in the process of writing a fandex for Admech. Not like those shitty ones that are already out there. I mean a damn near legit one. Full fluff, artwork, rules and units that make sense and mesh with the existing fluff and the like.

Is there anything you can tell me about the AdMech that isn't in titanicus/mechanicum and DH?

If its hugely successful how likely is it my ass is going to get sued by GW?

.. how likely is it that it (or parts/the spirit of it) will be adopted whenever this new AdMech stuff comes out?

(also what's the timeline on the AdMech stuff?)

>>12387404

This right here is why you SHOULD do it. Anything that makes the hardcore 40K fanboys spaz out is worth doing. Shit, I even think the whole Blood Angels/Necrons = bros 4 eva thing is hilarious. So much nerdrage, justasplanned, etc.

GW spy, a question...you've stated that things like Matt Ward's fluff and Phil Kelly's spessyiff's codex have attracted some negative attention from up the ladder and that they may get the boot as soon as possible. So how the fuck does stuff like that even get published in the first place if it's going to get that sort of reaction? Does nobody at GW read over that shit before it goes to press? Inb4 laughinggirls.jpg

Grey Knights. When? How? who are the other fodder soldiers?

>>12387487
>making the Ultramarines some kind of desperate, dirty-fighting Space Marine chapter.

Hey, I don't really like Ultrasmurfs much more than anyone else here, but wouldn't it be REALLY hard to do this without making it look like an asspull?

>>12387487
The outer world splitting into smaller Kingdom? Damn, my DH Inquisitor is gonna have his work cut out for him.

Can you provide any specifics for the Tempetus as of late? I know that's a Segentum you tend to ignore a lot.

>>12387508
The timeline has already advanced to near the end of 40999 and a bit into 41000.

>>12387456
It's past midnight. I'm pissed on vodka and irn bru.

And bored. This thread is dull.

By the way, it's very easy to get a GW letterhead and pass.

>Ultramarines becoming irrelevant.

>>12387487
Speaking as an Ultramarine fan, I'd say changing them into a grimmer, more Roman Legion-esque version over the high-minded snooty marines of the current fluff would be a good one.

More Cassius, less Ventris.

>>12387508
They're almost at the end of the millennium already, though.

>>12387487
You could let Calgar live, but let him get maimed and have him do something heinous that alienates half of everybody. Then he'd lead part of the ultramarine civil war. I dunno what he'd do, though.

Whats going to be new with the Craftworld Eldar?

>>12387546
So basically you suggest turning the Ultramarines into the Dark Angels?

>>12387522
Yep.

>>12387464
In the very first Codex I ever owned, "Angels of Death", the only awesomeness that I took with me was Cypher and the Fallen Angels. Deathwing were cool, but Cypher was cooler as I always pictured him as a "good guy secretly being a bad guy", never drawing his sword, appearing randomly but always connected with some grander scheme - and on his way to motherfucking Terra with a sword he never took out the scabbard.

He works MUCH better as a character that's Pro-Imperium than Anti-Imperium. There's too much Chaos and GRIMDARK in 40k.

>>12387528
ah... then disregard that. I'm mostly here to keep up to date on /tg/ fannon, don't know shit about the warhamms

>>12387487

Eeeeeeeeeeeessshhh... I'm gonna have to those two guys who didn't want the fluff changed. The ideas that are being batted about in the thread sound awful. For one thing, I'm no ultrafag but I really don't like the idea of the chapter being smacked about just because of a overcompensating reaction to the "spiritual liege" stuff. It just seems so petty and clumsy.

Look, the Imperium's been around for ten thousand years - that's a lot of history. Can't we take a look back at that instead of doing iffy and divisive things with the modern Imperium? Confessor Dolan bringing the Nova Terra Interregnum back into the wider Imperium on the Day of Affirmation? A more in-depth look at the Age of Apostasy? Heaps of crises and calamities can be fit into .M31-.M40.

>>12387487
>Well, for one, the outer worlds of the Imperium will fracture into smaller kingdoms

This sounds really cool to be honest. Could I guess that the Rogue Traders will be the kings? Who will be their "god"? The everlasting soul of the Emprah?

Holy shit, actually, what will become of DH/RT/DW when the Emperor dies?

>making the Ultramarines some kind of desperate, dirty-fighting Space Marine chapter.
I liked them when they were a bunch of proud bureaucrats, though.

>>12387112
can I have your opinion on this, please, oh great GW spy.

>>12387036
That's what they WANT you to think.

Seriously, the Emperor isn't really the reason why the Warp Gods haven't spilled over into reality yet. There's a few reasons, but the Emperor isn't on the list.

He's nothing more than a psychic lighthouse on life support, and that life support's breaking down.

>>12387519
Grey Knights will not be changing a whole lot. Fodder soldiers will include units from the Ordo Hereticus who can be added as allies, so for the most part, they'll be a small army of 'Holy Shit What Just Happened' all over your enemy's face.

>>12387515
No.

Most of the time, it doesn't get read first.

They've learned their lesson. Expect improvements overall in what actually gets sent out. Up till now, we haven't had a problem like this that's gotten so bad.

>>12387585
see
>>12387510

I want to know if/when all my hard work will be rendered completely irrelevant :(

>>12387575

Sounds like a really shitty idea to be honest. The Imperium just becomes this piece of shit that gets raped by Xenos, its just replaying what happened before the Age of Strife. OP said the Imperium gets better, how does getting smaller help it?

>implying that Guilliman is still alive
>implying that Fulgrim is dead

>>12387606
more psykers might help holding the line now that emps isn't gobbling them up like popcorn any more

less terra-centric bureaucracy and more neo-feudalism could help with military operations...

>>12387585

Do you know if there's a specific reason the new Dark Eldar are seemingly tailor made for slaughtering Tyranids?

>>12387585

All right, stop right there.

The Emperor dying? Okay.

Rowboat Girlyman getting killed and the Ultrasues getting their shit slapped? Sure, I'll buy that.

The Tau and the Demiurg teaming up? All right.

But GW instituting quality control? This right here is what breaks my suspension of disbelief right in half. Good game, sir, you nearly had me up until that one. A 9/10 at the very least.

>>12387575
>>12387606

Seconded, it's a bad idea. The thing about the Imperium is that it's already really decentralised - each planet is its own independent culture and so on - and we've already done this separate-kingdom stuff before with the Macharian Heresy. Moreover, it comes off like a ripoff of the early Foundation books.

>Matt Ward being adamant about getting to write Ultra fluff despite opposition

His "Ultras are the best AND WE MADE NO BUTS ABOUT THAT" in the end always sounded like a jab at someone. I figured it was the fanbase but who knows...

>>12387606
Hey, I said the Emperor dies.

I didn't say what happens next. We've been kicking a few ideas around. The Imperium will make a comeback later, and re-absorb all those lost worlds. We MIGHT fall back on the Star Child theory after all, but for right now, we've written that off. We've confirmed the Emperor will die, and something will happen to keep the core worlds of the Imperium together.

Either way, the Imperium will make a comeback. We're still discussing how. In fact, give me some ideas, I'll pitch them to the others.

>>12387641
I have absolutely no idea. I'm not so heavily involved with the crunch. I do fluff.

>>12387510
Ehh. Let's just say we've got our ideas, and you have your's. Sorry, fa/tg/uy. We have it under control.

As for ideas, um....Not really. Most of the stuff you see in Titanicus and other relevant materials is what's out there. We're coming up with a few new things. Mostly revamped Spess Mehreen and IG vehicles for use by Tech-Guard.

I'm really interested in necrons. Love their fluff about ancient betrayal and what not. Will there by massive changes in fluff? I remember somewhere reading about Necrons using warp to move and that C'tan are gone. PLEASE tell me that is false.

Also what new models might they get and when released?

>>12387703

How about the emperor stands up and rips off his rubber mask revealing that he was horus all along.

Then he rips open the still unfinished webway gate and demons start swarming into earth.

Then he beats calgar to death with his dick.

>>12387722
Couple of new models. There's that Tomb Stalker, but that's a Forge World model. We're going back to the Necrons' original inspiration for some model ideas, breaking out Ancient Egypt for inspiration. There won't be huge numbers of new models, but there's going to be a few.

As for the Warp, and the C'tan getting retconned. Short answer, no. Long answer, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

>>12387546
>let him get maimed
The guy already has no arms, legs, and is missing part of his brain.
He's damn near more robot than most Techpriests.
And while I do think that the Smurfs need to be brought down a peg (I'm a smurf player for some years), I don't think that just because Ward got silly, that they should be wholesale eliminated as a face. Hell, I thought the only reason that the Ultras held so much Imperial space is because they were the sole Imperial presence so far out on the Eastern Fringe, and needed to be self sufficient to hold their ground?

>>12387703

Well if I had suggest the Emperor becomes a type of Chaos God to associated with things like order and honour, kind of a typical bible feel to him. If the Imperium has to shrink then at least just have it shrink West rather than the whole Imperium fading into this bitch ass tiny little Empire like the Tau or something. The way I see it the writers just want to turn the Imperium into a Rome.

You want some ideas for the outer worlds to come back to the Imperium?

How about the subtle influence of the Inquisition? They infiltrate the self-styled kingdoms and together (all the outer sectors) they try slowly merged the kingdoms together, and then back into the Imperium.

It might take years upon years, but the Inquisitor is big, and Inquisitors are known to live longer than most other men, no?

But to be fair, that's a shitty idea, but it's late for me.

OP can you PLEASE provide some proof that you work for GW. Even a photo of the building you work at, or a photo of something you are working on. Something that won't compromise your identity in any way.

>>12387744
That is good. So will C'tan be forgeworld or playable. Also will it be like this?

Because this is damned awful.

>>12387703
If Emps doesnt come back somehow, I can see a pretty pissed fanbase. The Emperor is a HUGE part of 40K and having him just die, POOF gone, is pretty shitty on GW's part.

>>12387585

I have read about TWO different fodder troops. The stormtrooper and others...

And what about the mecha and the jetbikes?

I don't know anything about the warhams except what I've managed to pick up from various /tg/ threads. Basically I want to play the game, but I refuse to put together and paint the little mans because I have fat sausage fingers attached to hands that have done real work. Having said that, I have a few questions:

for the alleged insider: is there any chance of gw making a game to woo someone like me, who wants to play but doesn't want to fuck with all the bullshit model construction?

for probably any random warham fan: I've always wondered two things. So even with my casual knowledge of warhammer, it seems pretty obvious that blizzard just rips off ever single thing from gw. Has gw ever made any kind of official statement about this?

Also, what is life like for, say, the average non-warring human? Or in the grim dark future of grimdark, is there only war?

night lords. anything regarding them?

also, the throne of lies audio-book was awesome. you planning on keeping future audio-books of equal quality?

>>12387752

>>The way I see it the writers just want to turn the Imperium into a Rome.

I don't like the sound of this. Can't the Imperium just be... the Imperium? Its own thing with its own problems and own opportunities? Does everything have to be an x = y historical allegory?

>>12387757
Covered that earlier. I don't have a webcam, so I can't exactly just take a picture of my paystub. I'll figure out a way to prove my sincerity.

Just need to buy a damned webcam.

>>12387752
Imperium = Rome is actually something we've been shooting for. For a good long time.

You're forgetting, it's been fighting a constant, ongoing war on multiple fronts for 10,000 years, with a dying ruler/figurehead.

It had this coming.

>>12387746
Oh, they'll still be the 'face' of the setting. But damned if they won't suffer a change in playstyle. Yes, we intend to release a PROPER Space Marines codex, with the Ultramarines getting their own later with some special rules that show 'hey, we just got our asses kicked. Here's what we can do NOW.'

>>12387585
Psychic lighthouse, nothing more, yeah? Way to rape your own fluff. I'm pretty sure the lighthouse would run on without Big E, just by burning a few thousand psyker souls a day.

Who will come first Tau or Necrons?

In terms of codex and model release.

>>12387703
Will GW ever plan to make pre-built models (plastic, most likely) for people who wouldn't mind forking over an extra $40 so long as they didn't have to dick around with OH GOD DAMMIT MY BASE FELL OFF AGAIN TOURNAMENT OVER?

Also, ideas for the Imperium making a comeback:
One of the "kingdoms" of the Imperium ending up locating a large collection of STC designs. Uses them to gain control over the other factions, and begins steamrolling back to the top.

The Emperor dying would actually be fucking awesome.

The emprawankers amongst the fanbase have had this coming for a long time. For many editions "omniscient" narrative and "in the know" narrative (inquisition) has stated that humanity's hope is to evolve into a psychic race.

SPACE JESUS IN HIS THRONE WAS NEVER GOING TO GET UP.

I'm not averse to a Thorian plot creating a new "emperor"-analogue though.

>>12387809

I thought that's exactly how the lighthouse was *powered* (by burning fuckloads of psykers), but the emprah was the thing that focused the energy into a beacon that can actually be seen.

>making the Ultramarines some kind of desperate, dirty-fighting Space Marine chapter.

This could work if it was less guerilla warfare and more "We've been fighting you idiots for, what, the last 2 millennia? We know EXACTLY how to kick you where it hurts, and we're going to do it over and over until you idiots get the message!"

>>12387703
Imperium coming back after Big E's death? Sounds like the AdMech found a complete or near complete STC to me.

>>12387816
Necrons first, both models and codex. Tau will follow. After the Chaos Codex, we'll send out the Farsight Enclaves minicodex.

>>12387779
Night Lords. Huge fan, they'll get a bit of attention. Nothing seriously big, since we have other ideas.

>>12387778
Doubtful.

>>12387818
Possible. That's not my department.

>>12387776
Mechas and Jetbikes will be getting some aesthetic revamps. Not my department, again, but expect the Eldar designs to change ever so slightly.

>>12387762
No, not that bad.

>>12387838
I think a "Catachan" Marines thing would be in order. That'd be the coolest.

>>12387803

So the Emperor dies, who becomes leader? Why would people stick to the Imperium if the Emperor is dead? It doesn't explain a lot of things to me, honestly. Per example Imperial warriors have the ability to bless their weapons that can effect deamons, and the Imperial Aquila can burn them much like a Christian cross (Eisenhorn series and Horus Heresy series), I think the Emperor must have some sort of God like powers otherwise you're going to create a lot of damn holes in your progression.

The current 40k is stuck with no progression, this leaves writers to make current history as rich as possible and it kind of looks like you'd throw a lot of that away and disregard it by just going "lol Emp dead" despite the amount of lore that explains or talks about what might/will happen if the Emperor did indeed die.

So necrons are first. But who is directly next after Dark Eldar. Is it Inquisition? <random colour space marine> or is It necron? Then who?

>>Oh, they'll still be the 'face' of the setting. But damned if they won't suffer a change in playstyle. Yes, we intend to release a PROPER Space Marines codex, with the Ultramarines getting their own later with some special rules that show 'hey, we just got our asses kicked. Here's what we can do NOW.'

No sir, I don't like it. I'm quite happy with my Space Centurions.

I hate to pour cold water on new ideas, GW guy, but this is the problem. You're opening Pandora's box here and all the bad stuff is going to flood out over the fanbase. Don't be George Lucas, resist the urge to tinker with working formulas.

Question:

Any idea where the Adeptus Sororitas fluff is heading? Any major or semi-major changes on the horizon?

Also: Is there going to be any more Sisters of Silence fluff?

>>12387844
Well, here's to hoping that they /actually/ do something like that- I'd get into 40k if I could buy pre-built models for my armies.

In addition, a question for your spy-ness: Do you, perchance, play any tabletop versions of 40k, like Dark Heresy or Rogue Trader? I know working for GW must be a busy job, etc, etc, but I'd love to run/play such a game with someone who works at GW (Since they'd probably be able to give me a shitton of fluffy tips for my campaign to use).

>making the Ultramarines some kind of desperate, dirty-fighting Space Marine chapter.

Only thing that quirks about that with me is that Ultras are all about textbook warfare (literally), being good chaps and whatnot, and they have a great deal of pride from what I can tell. I can see them doing small, elite unit type stuff to represent that they had their shit ruined and so only the hardest of them are left, but not so much turning into power armored savlar chem dogs.

Or am I missing this entirely?

>>12387863
That confused me. New fluff says only a few K left. But Kaurava ending says that MILLIONS of sisters visit. WTF.

>>12387851

How would the average citizen even know he's dead.

Most people don't even know he's a zombie.

Even if the astronomicon died, the average citizen would only know what whoever is still in charge wants them to know. That includes most guard divisions.

>>12387851

Emperor's death does not cause leadership issues. The High Lords have ruled Terra since the Heresy.

The faith powers don't necessarily come from the Emperor. Remember that untouchables treat them in the same way as they treat warp powers. It's just "latent" like it is for the Orks.

No Sister, you are the witches.

So grey knights in power armor might be available again... when? (plastic perhaps?)

I've been hearing plenty of rumor about changing about the daemonhunters/witchhunters. Maybe even making them into either one big inquisition faction (with ordo xenos too). Any truth to that?

>>12387859
More Space Romans.

Make them able to take Storm Shields on Relic Blade-wielding Vets ala Legionnaires.

When the emprah dies is he gone for good? Or are there plans for him to return in some way?

>>12387844
>Possible. That's not my department.
there's different fluff department?

>>12387871

Oh humans will know when he's dead, like how warp travel will be fucked, word can easily get out about that, seeing they preach about how much he a "beacon" for humanity.

>>12387874

Of course, but once the Emperor is gone, you think they're really going to follow a bunch of corrupted dicks? The Imperium runs in the Emperor, without the Emperor I bet they'd start realizing how shitty their lives are.

>>12387838
>Ultramarines
>fighting
>laughingwhores.jpg

I propose a new thread. Autosage hit a while ago.

>>12387921
Nnngn. Again I say, 40K without Emps isn't nearly as good. The conflict over faiths is a staple, and the Emps worship is really interesting to read about.

I like the idea of dead emps, but in the sense of dead emps becomes something else, not dead emps goes away.

>>12387921

There will be a way for safe warp travel in the central Imperial worlds. The population has followed the current leadership for ten millennia, the Astronomican flickering is not going to stop that.

And worlds in the galactic rim such as Ultima Macharia have been already cut off due to weakening Astronomican. The "end of the universe, have fun!" is just going to increase religious fervor.

>>12387844
I was asking about the rumoured GK mecha and the rumoured GK jetbike ;) so... anything to say?

What is your field, what do you have info about?

Cheers GW spy

>>12387955

And you think him dying would somehow stop the worship?

>>12387981
Astronomicon being gone would kind of shatter the idea God-Emps for most imperium dwellers, I think.

>>12387921

How many people actually travel using the warp?

How many people can say "Hey, did you hear that the emperor is dead?" without being BLAM'd for heresy?

It's not even like the average citizen has solid proof that the emperor exists at all. They're just told he does and have been raised that way. Some guy going "Hey he's dead" isn't going to change that.

>>12387906
I was talking about the bases thing. The fluff department, as we call it, IS my department.

So yeah, awesome ideas all around for how the Imperium could reunify. Thanks for that, I'll run it by the rest of the writing staff.

>>12387869
We're trying to make it a fall-from-grace. They end up needing to break all the rules their leader made so that the chapter can survive.

>>12387898
Like I said, we're bouncing around plans to somehow allow the Imperium to reunify and keep the Astronomicon running and everything. Not too sure on the Emperor himself.

>>12387883
The Inquisition will be covered in three seperate codices.

>>12387853
Dark Eldar, Necrons, and then so on from there.

>>12387863
Sisters of Silence are a hot-button topic around here. We're not completely sure where to go with them. Sisters of Battle won't be getting a lot in the way of changes.

>>12387863
How badly did Games Workshop screw up when they realized they put 10,000 Adepta Sororitas in the entire Imperium with their terrible recent fluff? Then stated in the same paragraph, that they were at every battle. Assuming all 10,000 are Militant Sisters (which they are not), this accounts for maybe one Sister per planet. Yet, it is apparently sufficient? Does this mean one Battle Sister is worth one hundred Space Marines, in proportion?
tl;dr What is Games Workshop doing about their abysmal sense of Galactic scaling?

>>12387994

You seem to be under the assumption that the average citizen is actually in the know about anything, rather than clueless sheep.

>>12388013

Maybe they travel a lot

What is going the grey knight fluff?

I am hoping beyond hope that everything this guy is saying is false. The Emperor dying? Three different Inquisition codexes? The Imperium falling away? 40k and Fantasy not being connected? It's like everything I love about the setting is being destroyed.

I literally feel sick

>>12388013

To continue from this, was it Matt Ward that wrote it?

I know for certain that Kelly, Cruddace and Ward all had their hands on the 5th edition rulebook, but who was it?

>>12388032
I agree, kinda. Emps going away forever, if this guy is right, is it for me. I'll be done with 40K.

>>12388032
>40k and Fantasy not being connected

It's been that way for a long time now, idiot.

>>12388026
That must be it. A single Battle Sister must just be so skilled and so lethal that she appears to be an entire company of them. It's an easy mistake to make. On Armageddon, the Order of Our Martyred Lady actually only had two Sisters, instead of the normal one per world. When one actually died, it was a huge blow.

>The Emperor is Dead

>Nietzsche: God is Dead

Oh my god yes.

Don't get me wrong, I love the oppressive, dystopia of a religion/state that the Imperium is. And their god dying?

Glorious.

Kinda sucks that the Star Child idea would get thrown out though- the whole "resurrection" theme would be awesome.

I support having Emperor die. The setting as is has no need of him, actually he could have been dead since the Heresy, Astronomican being only supported by psychic choirs and the Golden Throne's machinery, and no one would notice.

>>12388037

What a stupid and trivial thing to quit over. For the entirety of the game's tenure he's been a useless corpse on a throne, important only for what he brings to background fluff. Does them finally pulling the plug on him actually do much?

And besides, you should havee quit a long time ago, since they've been dropping hints at his imminent death for a good while now.

>>12388065

The annoying thing is that we've been told throughout lore that the Emperor is the one thing keeping humanity alive, him dying would mean humanity and the Imperium would be destoryed. The whole "lol it was a conspiracy set up by the high lords" is just cliche and dull, why can't it ACTUALLY be a reality that if the Emperor does - humanity is fucked? It be better if the Emperor became a mini God that way and showed signs of hope for the Imperium.

>>12388037

THAT is why you're leaving?!

Hell, I just decided that I'm sick of the people in the local store, and I don't want to go in any more.

Don't quit because of the fluff.

Thinking of starting necrons. Should I wait?

>>12388061

What if he was already dead, and the Custodians keep the doors closed to keep it a secret.

>>12388052
I approve of this fluff.
>>12388065
Well, notably, a lot of things depend on the Emperor's existence, even if it is failing. Such as Sanctioned Psykers? Soul Binding? Removing the Emperor will massively disrupt the setting in a million ways. I don't see this working unless 6th edition comes in a wave of all new fluff and codices for everyone.>>12388052

>>12388032
>>12388037

The death of the Emperor and the subsequent nerdrage this causes will spawn the creation of the fifth Chaos god, Lolololal, the God of trolling.

>>12388037
Hurp Derp. Matt Ward butchers fluff of Space Marines and you did not quit then?

>>12388082

Not really.

We've been told that certain people within the imperium *believe* that the emperor is keeping them all alive, not that he actually is.

>>12388084
Thing is, I dont play- I'm into the fluff. Emps being gone forevas is boring to me, and I have no obligation to keep up with something I find boring.

...Unless a shitfuckton of AdMech stuff is injected into the fluff.

This thread is being monitored.

Well cool, I guess the ordo xenos will get some love then. Was figuring on some inquisition line getting made since they're apparently featuring in dawn of war 2.

>>12388106

But him just lying there on a chair is just oh so exciting, right?

>>12388093

Only the Soulbound psykers had to go into the throne room, and even then the process is not specified such as that the Emperor is utterly necessary. That would require very minor changes, if any.

The rest of the psykers can be semi-lobotomized as usual, or allowed to run free like just about every psychic Inquisitor.

>>12388112

Sup.

>>12388121

He talks to people and gives people objectives outside his throne room, he still guides humanity, just not physically, he even has the power to freeze time.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Emperor

>>12388140

Wow, how boring. I think I'm going to quit 40k forever due to this one minor fluff detail.

>>12388121
See
>>12388140

Emps is still conscious. THAT is interesting.

>>12388140

Lexicanum is fanmade wiki and contains interpretations that are not necessarily those of GW.

Emperor talking to people and "freezing time" (it could have been him talking in Draco's head and messing with his perceptions you know) is fuckold, squat era 2e fluff. Half-eldar Ultramarines are just as valid canon as that.