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Just an FYI for everyone, The Oremor Affliction may be light on posts over this weekend as we gear up for the launch of the Sons of Jericho. I think pausing at this point is convenient for everyone and leaves some suspense for the next scenes.
Feel free to discuss your next steps in OOC, though. For the players in Orcut VII hive in the Vaxus Deeps, it should be decided who will be present for the discussion with Friar Savonar. Currently, Savalos, Uriah, Iacton, and Kaltos are all present for the sit-down. As far as NPC's Sigmunt, Luceros, Stroinigli, and Sgt. Einhardt are also now in the Duct Wolf Sanctum.
For Vincent in the claustrum, the results of his interaction with the cogitator in the abandoned cloning facility likely will temper his decision on what to do next. I'll try to get this post up at least before focusing on DW for the weekend.
As a final item, I have invited Eradico to join the game, contingent on everyone else being amenable to this, please weigh in with your thoughts. I figure if I can handle seven battle-brothers in the DW game, seven acolytes or would-be acolytes in the DH shouldn't be too much of a challenge. And yes, it is seven...Rad is currently on sort of a hiatus, but he should be returning to us very soon.
I have no problem with Eradico joining us.
Its cool with me.
Fine by me.
Welcome aboard Eradico. So any idea what you want to play?
Welcome aboard Eradico. So any idea what you want to play?
Rook gave me a list of choices and there was one idea I really liked. Can't say much yet cause it might be a spoiler! :)
Looking forward to it!
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Well, before this hive-tyrant gets too big to wrestle, I'm going to tackle it.
I plan on updating the Oremor Affliction wiki to do it the justice it deserves, on par with the quality of the Sons of Jericho wiki, probably using a comparable format. The hard part about doing this mid-campaign after neglecting it for so long is playing catch-up. I can honestly say the main reason for this is that I never thought that the campaign would be so successful, and you are all a big part of that. I full intend to
get the job done, but it will take some time.
Sixty plus pages of IC posts, and almost 30 pages of OOC posts is a lot to vet however, so if anyone would like to help the process along, I'll let you know what you can do to assist.
Is there a particular section you guys would like to see overhauled first?
Like to see the Dramatis Personae updated first. Will go through my notes, and see if I can help with that.
Other than that it would be interesting to see the Acolyte Dossier updated with Amhazzi's opinions of everyone...
Cool, glad to help.
Does this mean that there will be a clamor for a Grey Knights PBP?
... wait and see....
I don't know. I'm a heretic at heart. Though if they have rules for playing a Jokero I would be seriously tempted. Would have to name him Dr Zaius....
Definately
"Storm of Iron", and the "Lord of the Night" are excellent novels. Heard "Soul Hunter" is an excellent read as well. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to sit down to read it yet.
I'm leaving town tomorrow and will be gone through Sunday. Supposedly I will have internet access at my hotel, but I'm not going to count on it. Should be back and posting Monday night at the latest.
Looks like I should be able to post from my hotel.
"Storm of Iron", and the "Lord of the Night" are excellent novels. Heard "Soul Hunter" is an excellent read as well. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to sit down to read it yet.
I liked Soul Hunter. Dembski-Bowden seems to be one the better new writers for Black Library.
I'm getting geared up for Oremor by reading Emperor's Mercy by Henry Zou. So far it's a decent read.
I was fairly disappointed by Mechanicum by Graham McNeill. I'm about ready to give up on the Horus Heresy series.
I totally agree w/Balfic--Storm of Iron is fantastic. The Word Bearers series (Anthony Reynolds) looks good but I haven't gotten my hands on them yet. Soul Drinkers series by Ben Counter is OK.
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"Storm of Iron", and the "Lord of the Night" are excellent novels. Heard "Soul Hunter" is an excellent read as well. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to sit down to read it yet.I liked Soul Hunter. Dembski-Bowden seems to be one the better new writers for Black Library.
I'm getting geared up for Oremor by reading Emperor's Mercy by Henry Zou. So far it's a decent read.
I was fairly disappointed by Mechanicum by Graham McNeill. I'm about ready to give up on the Horus Heresy series.
I totally agree w/Balfic--Storm of Iron is fantastic. The Word Bearers series (Anthony Reynolds) looks good but I haven't gotten my hands on them yet. Soul Drinkers series by Ben Counter is OK.
I've pretty much read only Abnett to this point in my adult Warhammer 40K Renaissance. I find that he is consistently solid, and I'm hooked on the Gaunt's Ghosts series. His Inquisitor series, bother Eisenhorn and Ravenor, are indirectly one of the bigger inspirations for this game. I also liked Legion, although it felt like the book was more about another uniquely interesting Guard regiment (The Chilliad) and the intrigues moving arond them than the Alpha Legion itself.
Mostly, I don't want to get burned on buying a lousy writer's depiction of the setting. Who would be everyone's 'Top 3' authors for what is out right now?
The top 3 authors for me are McNiell, Counter, and Spurrier. Haven't had a chance to read ADB, or Zou's work yet, but heard they are both excellent.
Sadly I have a hard time getting into Abnett's novels. Though I haven't read any of his Eisenhorn, or Ravenor series. Might try them some day if I ever get caught up on my reading.
The one author to skip though is C.S Goto. The mans writing is horrid.
Now Uriah has heard both Nurgle's and Tzeentch's names. I think he needs to check if his ears are bleeding. LOL
Top two:
1. Abnett - Read about half the Gaunt's Ghosts books before I ran out of cash at the time. Love 'em, except strangely enough the first one. In general most of his works are great. Bal, you should probably give Eisenhorn a try at some point. Pivotal to the WH40K canon and an excellent read of an inquisitor at work. First two Ravenor books were great but the last one was lousy, imo. Abnett can "mail it in" as it were which I thought happened with Brothers of the Snake.
2. King - Space Wolf books by King are great. Detailed overview of the Space Wolf chapter and very important to 40K in general (some of the novels are quoted directly in the tabletop codex). Many think he's a clunky writer but I just find his books to be fun reads. I also love his Gotrek and Felix books (Warhammer Fantasy).
After that it's a step down and a bit of a crap-shoot. Good writers:
McNeill - Some books, like Nightbringer and Storm of Iron are fantastic. Others like Killing Ground, Mechanicum, and Fulgrim are a bit... meh.
Counter - Soul Drinkers is decent. I read the first Grey Knights book and thought it was very good. Galaxy in Flames was probably my favorite of the first five Horus Heresy books. I really want to read the rest of the Grey Knights series.
Gordon Rennie - He hasn't written much but his first book, Execution Hour, is excellent. It's a Battlefleet Gothic novel that focuses on the Imperial Navy ship Macarius. The descriptions are great. His second book, Shadow Point, wasn't as good and I guess the sales sucked so the third book of the trilogy was never published. Too bad. I would've like to read how it ended...
Rad, I'm going to disagree with you about Gav Thorpe. I've not read Angels of Darkness but I did read all three of the Last Chancers series. His prose is very simplistic and I don't think he could write his way out of a paper bag. He has some great ideas but I find his writing too distracting. Maybe I should give him another try, however. The Last Chancers were written quite a while ago.
Rook, I'd be happy to lend you a few books if you want. Email me your address and I'll snail mail them to you.
Abnett, McNeill, and Sandy Mitchell/Dembski-Bowden according to this thread.
Oh I forgot, King replaces Gav....
Ha ha... C'mon Rad! Brother Hrothgar would be ticked at you!
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Oh I forgot, King replaces Gav....Ha ha... C'mon Rad! Brother Hrothgar would be ticked at you!
Yeah, he would be, considering that he has not yet earned a suitable nickname, and I am reading the Second Space Wolf Omnibus.
What you guys think of:
Wolf Guard Mark Distinction - Angel of Death, Chosen of the Chapter and No Quarter.
Abnett, McNeill, and Sandy Mitchell/Dembski-Bowden according to this thread.
I take anything from BoLS with a grain of salt. While I enjoy there fluff articles, and minidex's I pretty much leary of everything else. Otherwise we would all be playing Space Goats, and Leaf Blower lists.
Seeing how many major authors they left out of the survey shows it is heavily bias. While one author's writing may be boring to me, it may be extremely engaging to another. Even the same author writing about different genre's can make a huge difference. I know a number of people who can't stand McNiell's Ultramarine Novels. While I read the first four books I don't know if I can stomach reading the fifth in the series. While the first three books were enjoyable for the most part. Killing Grounds, killed it for me at the end. But the man can write Iron Warrior novels just fine, and has done decent so far with the HH. Granted reading Fulgrim is like pulling teeth which is a real shame for me. But I know others who simply love it. So at the end of the day it comes down to personal taste.
That came out a little bit longer than I was expecting it to...
I don't think the thread from BoLS is gospel; just trying to give Rook more data points/opinions on who is generally seen as good authors from BL. Totally agree that The Killing Ground was *lame*.
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Thanks for the recommendations guys, I may take you up on the offer, Eradico.
I have to get through the The Wise Man's Fear first, by Mr. Rothfuss. The Name of the Wind, the first in the Kingkiller Chronicles was excellent. I've been waiting for this sequel, well, it seems like forever.. I highly recommend him (and I mean it in the way that someone recommends something to you, and you're like "yeah, I suppose it's good", and then you actually check it out, and you are kicking yourself for taking your time), if you haven't had the chance to sample his particular take on Fantasy yet. World class stuff. My first official ebook too, no more shelf space.
The thing with books, is that everyone's particular tastes vary to some degree. It looks like I'll be giving McNeil and King a chance next, I want to immerse myself in some good canonical Space Marines books for the campaign. Where better to start than the Space Wolves and Ultramarines...although I do love Chaos.
Just a heads up, I read in the Gamer Connection that Davi is taking a break from all the pbp's he is in, and for him characters to be NPC'd til he comes back.
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Just a heads up, I read in the Gamer Connection that Davi is taking a break from all the pbp's he is in, and for him characters to be NPC'd til he comes back.
Thanks for the notification Bal, I might not have noticed it otherwise. If you're following along still Davi, you're always welcome back and we all hope to see you soon. In the interim, I'll NPC Iacton for the time being. A convenient opportunity for him to take a hiatus 'off-camera' so to speak will be coming along shortly, so I'll take full advantage of it. With Rad coming back, and Eradico coming along shortly, we shouldn't miss a beat.
As I use to say in write-ups in a game where I was usually the first to fall in battle, playing a monk in 1st ed AD&D, fade to black...
At least your continuing a time honored tradition Lorm. ;)
And weren't you usually second?
I will. Pretty much getting all the DH, and BC books. Will try and pick up RT, and DW books when I can.
@Lorm
Think Sav would like to be in your spot atm. Think he would enjoy meeting an Eldar.
As a side note... Uriah would know the Daemon isn't free, because Iacton still has the feather. Definately has a new host though.
More updates for Daemon Hunter, and Black Crusade.
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2125
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2126
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Very cool stuff.
The Screaming Vortex sounds like the perfect playground for Chaos, and I like the notion of using it as a jumping off point for seasoning before moving on to engage against the protagonists in one of the other core settings.
The write-up on the Daemon Hunters Handbook is almost eerie in its intimations about Exterminatus. See any parallels?
Very cool stuff.
The Screaming Vortex sounds like the perfect playground for Chaos, and I like the notion of using it as a jumping off point for seasoning before moving on to engage against the protagonists in one of the other core settings.
The write-up on the Daemon Hunters Handbook is almost eerie in its intimations about Exterminatus. See any parallels?
Yeah unfortunately...
@Lorm
Think Sav would like to be in your spot atm. Think he would enjoy meeting an Eldar.
As a side note... Uriah would know the Daemon isn't free, because Iacton still has the feather. Definately has a new host though.
I think that Uriah and Savalos are going to have an interesting conversation when he comes out of it.