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marshal kt · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:52 am Post subject:

There are several 40k and whfb discussion sites, some are attached to trading sites like bartwown and others are more open and from an insiders view, like warseer. Dakkar also is primarly 40k.

I've bought and played GW games and minis since the 80's.

You don't see alot of info posted here, because GW activly persures all percieved IP infringement.
I was working on a 40K conversion years ago with someone from here, on his website. He received a cease & desist order from GW.
Ironic, since they copied most every race of theirs from other sci-fi. Alot of the fantasy was originally taken from Tolkien back in the 80's, like D&D did.

GW is a company that makes minis, and then releases and rereleases new rules for them, as well as splat/rulebooks.

Rules aren't balanced and the newset race, army has the best stuff for the rules.
It's never been balanced and is now more like playing yatzhee; the more dice you roll, the better chance you have of winning. [stolen from a sig line on bartertown.]

This site is for SW and PEG products. They let us post about other systems; but as soon it starts talking about COMPETITIORS games, especially one who likes to sue, the posting will be deleted.
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Takeda · Heroic Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 1332

I'm actually running a limited Savaged: WFB for one of my DM's. To get him more up to speed on the fantasy aspects of SW as he's thinking of converting to it from Harnmaster but using the Harn setting.

Mechanics of the system ... I much prefer SW but the setting is really good and lots of good source material.
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inlife9 · Veteran Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 667

I am more of a Confrontation/ AT-43 guy.
The world of Aarklash is more intresting. IMHO.
With that said, I have never run either. I have been a player in both. So as a player, Fantasy Warhammer is a great Rpg inviroment. 40k is also, but feels to blocky and held back for my taste. I would play fantasy again, but may turn down the 40k game.

VonDan · Legendary Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 3249

I just found the WH 40K Chaos Space marine book for $1.99

Nergel just sounds to cute to be evil I picture a muppit named Nergel

marshal kt · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject:

try Nurgul, not nergel...and picture a large toad, hutt looking thing.
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Magnus · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:21 am Post subject:

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Lord Abaddon of Wormwood · Seasoned Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 471

Saw a yellow/green sports car (what we in Australia call a Grey Market Car 'cause it needs importing) last week with the number plate "Nurgle" - then it hit me - Puss Yellow car. So Cool but so Wrong.

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There have been times when I've thought about looking deeper into the Warhammer setting, but what I've heard of GW turns me away. It certainly seems like a lot of people like it for something, but at face-value I can't tell what makes it more special than any other setting.

Also considering how expensive getting into Warhammer can be, I'm a little hesitant to ask someone to school me in the coolness of it...

CynicalMisfit · Novice Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 54

From what I can determine it's GW's version of Tolkien fantasy with a smattering of homebrew thrown in for flavor. I was never a big fan of the 40k version so I know less about it than I do the fantasy universe. I was a fan for the longest time because my older brother was in to it. Sadly with the price hikes on their models and the horrible iron grip they have on their IP via their lawyer department, I had to bid it all a fond farewell. I am not saying GW is a bad company, but I just feel personally some of GW's business practices have turned me off from wanting to support them from here on out.

Thunderforge · Veteran Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 927

I like the Warhammer 40K setting, but hate how characters really suck. I built a guy in Dark Heresy once and got frustrated when I only hit a guy 1 out of 10 times (and one of those misses was a point blank shot!). What am I, from the Stormtrooper school of marksmanship?

Also played Warhammer Fantasy 2nd Edition and my Halfling (the only literate member of a party) only had a 20% chance of reading something. That nearly killed our "Enemy Within" campaign when we realized that the only way to get started in the premade campaign was to actually read the notice on the sign.

Now some people say that it's part of the setting, that you're character's supposed to suck. I say that's just stupid. When was the last time in one of the books that someone failed to shoot someone at point blank? I like the feel of the universe, I like the setup, I like the cool epic battles. I don't like the fact that my character only has, at best, a 30% chance of doing anything.

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