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Okay the Emperor is the giant mishmash of the souls of all the shamans of the human race. They all reincarnated but the warp creatures were picking them off one by one once they died. So they got together did a huge rite thing and killed themselves giving all their knowledge and power to form one perfect entity so strong the demons of the warp couldn't eat his sould before he died. This was the Emperor. He can still reincarnate just like the shamans but he shouldn't be abke to be eaten by warp creatures as he is likely the stronger than anything including the chaos gods. (Which funnily the eldar think he might become a new one should he die. And the necrons want him to stay in stasis too..) In idk like third ed it was the primarchs choice to put him in the throne not his own. (The last time I really really played and paid attention to lore was shortly after the Tau showed up) Some of this crap has changed since then but according to the original lore he should have never been put in the throne. But no one knew he would come back as he never told anyone or didn't know himself. So his servants and children did their best to preserve him out of fear.
Some of this sadly isn't compatible with current lore which sucks. As it added strongly to the grimdarkness of the setting.
On the origin of Tau Ethereals I think that the originals either came from the future somehow or were effectively Tau psykers but not. When they first came out it was also possible for someone who wasn't an Ethereal to become one by taking some kinda weird psi/soul test. Infact in the old lore that vanished when the vespid got mind control helmets a non Tau managed it once. But when they first showed up a Ethereal could walk up to a firewarrior and say die and his heart would just stop. So so much more badass.
We can't have noticed a trend you only gave us xp the once lol. Well that I saw have I shorted myself xp?
I gave you xp after the camp and after the bear encounter. But you're right this isn't enough to show a trend. Anyway there's more coming.
Do you have a link to all this lore?
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No most of it was in the old books they didn't do pdfs and such back then really. This is back around 2002 that this stuff was out. No idea how to find it now and I don't have the books anymore. GW has sorta abandoned those lines anymore. I saw the thing in the wiki they have now talking about the Emperor might become a god if he dies seems to have replaced that. The lore changes from edition to edition which is really annoying and one reason I stopped playing. Really awesome chapters with niffty abilites have vanished for no real reason other than oops this time around they don't exist.
Then lets not get into various nerfs of this or that Tau weapon ranges have shrunk. Ork dmg has dropped. Nids get more expensive to put out. Space Marines well depends on what they do get buffed nerfed rebuffed its crazy.
Wait we got xp after the bears too dam I did miss xp lol. Need to go find that lol.
Go to www.lexicanum.com, best site I have founs for all updated lore.
I do have all the old rulebooks, any idea which edition?
I have heard of different sects of inquisitors with wild theories on how to revive the Imperium, only some of which include direct interaction with the emperor.
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Warhammer_40k_Wiki is unofficial but generally has more info. I'll have a scan, but I have read most of the general stuff on there before. However, I'm not infallible... In fact I am very fallible!
@Cort - You didn't take ratling because it wasn't an option. I didn't think it would really fit with the regiment. If this campaign comes to a natural end I might run a sandbox style one with all the options and more. In the meantime if you can aquire Hammer of the emperor you can change your speciality at certain points, there is the option in there of sharpshooter. Also, next time you have a chance to requisition gear you want to look into weapons with the acurate quality.
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This was never really stated in universe just at one point he would reincarnate if he died which no one in the imperium knew. Its one of those ironic things we can see as players because we have access to things people in world never will. But I wanna say 3e or so. Which ever one the Tau first pop up in.
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_of_Mankind
It has some of what you say in it. I'll dig out my 2nd and 3rd ed books when I next can (prob over the weekend)
Man...all this 40k lore talk makes me wish so.badly I xould get a home game going of Deathwatch or Warhammer 40k love me some Space Marines.
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Like I said the lore has changed bit by bit over the years. To me it always seemed a cruel joke that the way to save humanity was to unplug the emperor. It was never explicitly stated but if you put the bits together like the reincarnation thing and the fact that the warp monsters can't eat him which is why he was created in prehistory it becomes clear and kinda funny. No one in the world could imagine doing it but it seems the best course.
@Garion - http://paizo.com/campaigns/MordigaelsCall/recruiting&page=last
We seem to have lost our psyker. I don't know if the DM will let you take over but you can always try.
Several things on unplugging him.
1 - He took a year to reencarnate the last time. The imperium would be in it deep without him/the astronomican for a year.
2 - By what I read on the wiki he couldn't be eaten when he was created, but now the dark gods are much more powerful...
Really the 40k universe has no absolute solutions... Grimdark, grimdark, grimdark mwahahaha
Dont forget it took hundreds of yeara for him to fully realize what he was and his powers.
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True but that was his first incarnation when he had never been what he was before who is to say he wont get it togther faster this time. Also it is said he is the strongest Psyker in the universe so maybe maybe not. My point was he should have been allowed to die never hooked into the Throne. If he had told the Custodes what would happen they coukd have hunted him up and educated him on what he was. A year the imperium would have been fine. This 10000 years with no real leader..... Also the Primarchs that vanished might have stayed around if they knew he would be back.
Its sad that we will never see what would happen if he died resolved.
Yea but it was his wish to be out in the Golden Throne. He instructed Rogal Dorn in how to modify it to keep him alive.
Ah accurate quality check
Also I think Cort dealt with the prisoner. :)
Wow I seem to have missed a huge amount of IC posts... wierd
Give yourselfs 500xp between RP, the encounter and 75% of your Tertiary Mission.
When you're done RPing, I'll roll up the next scenario.
How are my players? No-one is actually angry with anyone else right, it's all gameplay right?
o yea. I am perfectly happy. Only iritation is constantly messing up the game mechanics
FML I HAD deadeye shot!
Im happy now that I redid that conversation after getting my info wrong. Now that were all on the same page, good to go! Now I dont look quite as stupid heh.
Oh sorry I didnt realize you were waiting on me.
Luckily, I would not know if this is something.you can normally do. Hell, it may actually be something allowes. I know in some of the novels sabotage and trapz have been used. And if Cain can be declared a Hero of the Imperium after having a tech priest jury rig an ork vehicle, surely we can blow something up.
Away from computer, ill look into awareness tonight.
If you have the books handy, can you take a look and see what Awareness, Ballistic Skill, and Weapon Skill would cost me? I cant check until 8 or so Eastern time, so about 6 more hours.
i took sharpshooter for 300 (called shots now have no minus for me...headshots away!)
i have 350 left over...still deciding
Really, that cheap? I could have swore ballistic skill would cost me more.
I hope I didnt overcharge myself on my other skills...
I have agility, fellowship, finesse, leadership, perception, weapon skill, willpower, offense.
Lol yea im geares towards MELEE so it works out well.
I took Marksmen and Sharpshooter
no penaties for called shots or extreme long range
rearrange the watch.
Cort simply is too into his brooding to be aware. He can work on it, but i thgouht it would be a bit too meta for him to suddenly be able to focus
I'll taaaaaake Infused Knowledge (400 xp) and Logic (100 xp)! This should help us with knowing what to do.
Okay I'm buying tech +20 and awareness. I would rather save for a talent but I figure the xp is better spent in awareness.
@phil how would I go about getting the imperium to give me base mech implants?
I'll put some thought into it. I guess you'll have to put some RP into spending time with the regiment's tech-priests