[OOC] The Gregorian - Imperium (Warhammer 50K RP, The Shape of the Nightmare to Come)

[NecroKnight]

@TemplarKnight07

Where is that?

[TemplarKnight07]

@TemplarKnight07

Where is that?

@NecroKnight

In my latest IC post.

[NecroKnight]

@TemplarKnight07

Okay, let me check it out.

Sure I can work that out.

[TemplarKnight07]

Well, I mean, atm its just an idea. We'll see what ends up happening, lol.

[Wraithblade6]

Goat currently out of action because some fucker decided that tequila shots was what was needed to spice up New Year's. Excuse me because the light from my screen is hurting my eyes.

@Dannyrulx

Not to rush you too much, but this post was 3 days ago, going on 4. Should I give you more time, or should we move on without you?

[Dannyrulx]

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Not to rush you too much, but this post was 3 days ago, going on 4. Should I give you more time, or should we move on without you?

@Wraithblade6

Move on. I think I'm gonna have to bail on a few RP's, something major IRL came up recently for me and my family.

[Wraithblade6]

Ok. Then I will get a post up late tonight or tomorrow.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Alright so I told myself I was going to make a small fluff post on the Ark Imperialis to fill some time before Gregori would get Karthis's message. Fast forward a few hours later and I've created a massive fuck all post about the life of a married couple consisting of a Knight Eternal and a War Maiden. Whoops ">->

@thewizardguy I'll write a reply to your post later an in a separate post (everyone please forgive the possible, presumed double posting from my end). I need a rest for right now and do some irl stuff after spending so much time on that beast of writing. Thanks for understanding ^w^

[thewizardguy]

@ClocktowerEchos

I am such a nerd )=

Space Marines don't have any sexual hormones, as all production is removed during the process of becoming space marines. A space marine cannot have children and feels no attraction to members of either sex. In fact it's implied in some sources they don't even have genitalia. This is a process performed to ensure that a Space Marine is never distracted from his duty by questions of love, lust, or the risk-taking impulsiveness often caused by testosterone.

Feel free to ignore the obscure canoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon~~~~

[ClocktowerEchos]

@thewizardguy And yet Space Corgis I'm more well read than you might think. I know that bit of canon and I accept that the Knights Eternal kind of side step around that but I can offer an explanation:

For the Knights Eternal, I'm going to chalk it up to a mix of slightly altered geneseed and the fact that they can't properly train and raise Space Marines since they don't exactly have all the medical tools or hypno/chemical therapy to do so; they got it to an acceptable level but there are a few small patches that they can't quite cover and use some other method to try and fill in the gaps. A combination of long term isolation, possible exposure to warp and lack of proper equipment can easily have small but noticeable effects I'd say.

They also don't actually have sex to have children; them and their wives simple have an artificial insemination where a sperm cell or some other cell that that can be used/be reversed into a stem cell, mingle it with an egg cell in a peteri dish or the 40k equivalent, and implant it into the wife. Boom, pregnant waifu without sex. The relationship also doesn't have to be romantic or sexual and can simply come out of serving along side one another and admiring each other's skill at arms or just enjoying company. Children that are "born" to such couples are also semi-raised as future generations of Knights/War Maidens since its assumed that their genes make them more inclined to such elite roles and in the case of the boys there's the hope that they will more easily adapt to the surgeries and the training to become an Astartes. So there is a more pragmatic side to child-rearing than simply hot Astarte-on-Sister action and fluffy fanfic romance.

And yes, there's still the chance of it going romantic and over attachment and blah blah blah but again, training and conditioning can work wonders. Plus there's always knowledge that the person may not be able to be with their spouse together forever since space marines generally live far longer lives than even rejuvenated women so there is definitely knowledge that one day someone is going to out live the other one.

I concede that this might just be an extension born out of my own personal interpretations of Space Marines which sees them less as ultimate warriors and angles of doom, death and destruction but super human guardians of mankind. They were created to protect humans so that's what the Knights Eternal ended up doing and I guess I decided I wanted to humanize them more whoops \_(ツ)_/¯

Also, this is 40k we are talking about, this is by far a far tamer creation/anomaly than some other things. Plus aren't you playing a xenos species that basically ignores the dangers of the warp while also travels faster that's not even in the canon? I know that you can argue that make a new species (ignoring what their FTL travel that ignores the Warp grants them) isn't too much of a stretch and I'd argue neither is me stretching what Space Marines are while also giving what I consider a decently sound argument and explanation. Plus, it was accepted by the GM and I know for a fact that Manatee knows the same bit of lore surrounding the SM on this subject. Something else, don't need to act so passive aggressive or condescending mate.

Please do correct me if I'm wrong and have committed some rage inducing, unending hatred and heresy with irreversible consequences that absolutely ruins everything about the RP and 40k in general. @agentmanatee can also join in on this if they want to as can everyone else in the RP.

[thewizardguy]

@ClocktowerEchos
..... I am also terrible at judging emotions. I cannot tell if you're angry or not? If you are, then please realize my comment was not meant as a criticism, as I do not expect people to obey all the weird obscure bits of the canon. My OCD merely forces me to mention it. It was not my intention to in any way insult you or your writing, and the last sentence of my comment was intended as a jokey way of saying that you are free to dismiss that comment. Within this very roleplay there are several more grievous violations of canon that I will neglect to mention at this time, and which I only notice because I have spent an unfortunate amount of time absorbing the vast lore of 40k. In fact Games Workship themselves have quite often declared a 'pick and choose' approach to canon, whereby fans are free to ignore any part of the lore they dislike. Which is occasionally necessary with conflicting elements and unclear retcons.

The Stryxis are actually quite canon, having been originally introduced back when Warhammer 40K was called Rogue Trader, and having been continued in several canonical books. Their ability to travel the warp is actually based on other abilities they possess and technologies they employ, which I would be happy to explain at full, but will not because it feels like a spoiler. Although if you feel the need to have it explained I am always happy to talk about Warhammer 40K, and will PM you an extensive note on their entire history, culture, and technology in comparison to the Imperium of Man. Just warning you ^-^

Once again, my comment was not intended as passive agressive OR condescending. It was rather more intended as a joking reference, rather than a complain. Hence me referring to myself as a nerd with a sad face and the extended 'canoooooooooooooon~~', both of which are intended as written indications that I am not being entirely serious. If I did come across as condescending I do apologise profusely.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@thewizardguy Some quick googling and reading has lead me to find the Stryxis and have a pretty decent regard for them now if not for the rag-tag atheistic that can border on Ork-levels of inconsistancy and the fact they talk like Khajits of the Elder Scrolls (at least in my head that's what they sound like). As such, I also apologize for saying that they are not canon.

I will say that again, I do know what Rouge Trader is and that I know more random bits of lore that you might give credit for/realize although the minor xenos race is basically my blind spot. This can be spread to all people since it seems that you assume more people don't know nearly as much as you do and have at best skimmed a few wikipedia articles on 40k at best and not done anything else.I am thankful for telling me on Geedub's "pick and choose" thing though, might have some use for that in the future. So all in all, sorry and thank you.

[thewizardguy]

@ClocktowerEchos

Well, I'm just happy that I didn't accidentally a fight ^-^

I'm not the most socially capable pupper, so preemptive apologies for the future if I seem condescending. I don't intend to be, and in no way do I intend to imply that you are not knowledgeable on this subject. I myself did not know about the Stryxis until a couple of months ago, when I was doing some research into the weirder aliens of 40K for another roleplay, of the tabletop variety.

Hope I did not too grievously offend.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@thewizardguy No problem. A tip for the future, when you're trying to be funny/make a joke, don't make your post very long. The longer you joke post is the more likely it will not be seen as one. Another tactic is to make it EXTREMELY obvious to the point of stupidity but I don't advise this as it can go horribly wrong.

Perhaps the most surefire way and fool proof if to append your message with either "jk" or "/s" which will basically mean to take the post sarcastically; it might detract from the "flow/formatting" of the joke or post overall, but it will guarantee that anyone who knows what those two things mean will at the very least know not to take offense at it.

Something else, try not to just butt in and try to force an interaction with a character whose actions are clearly meant for someone else's character to respond to =p

[ClocktowerEchos]

@thewizardguy Replied to K'Vari, also, fyi I'm starting a collab with Manatee for Karthis and Gregori's talk, just thought you should know as to not fuck up the timeline.

(Also double post galore here!)

[Marx]

And yet Space Corgis

@ClocktowerEchos

ONLY THE FINEST GENESEED TO EVERY BE BLESSED ONTO A CHAPTER.

^{edit: will get a post up asap, just in the process of heading back to school}

[ClocktowerEchos]

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ONLY THE FINEST GENESEED TO EVERY BE BLESSED ONTO A CHAPTER.

@Marx

...

Well shit.

Color me with Crayola and call me racist things in a spicy Italian accent.

I would have never expected that in a thousand years.

Space Wolves suck, more like Space Bitches. Thousand Sons are better ayyy
Neither of them are my favorites tho ayy

[Wraithblade6]

@ClocktowerEchos@Marx

[TheAncientCenturion]

Hello is this RP still open?

[agentmanatee]

@TheAncientCenturion Yes!