RE: [NetEpic ML] A few random background ideas

From: <jyrki.saari_at_...>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 16:00:46 +0200

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Peter Ramos [mailto:primarch_at_...]
> Sent: 01. November 2001 16:06
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] A few random background ideas
>
>
> Hi!
>
>
> > Just a few of my thoughts about the age of change.
> >
> > Personally, I like the "final battle" idea so often hinted
> at in the old
> > fluff texts. A new age of terrible battles when
> > a) The Emperor returns. He can be reborn by the efforts of
> Illuminati or
> > whatever.
>
> It would be cool to have the emperor back in the flesh. Many
> of the Imperial
> policies are made by the Administratum, not always with the Emperor's
> knowledge when he was bound to the throne. It would be
> interesting to see
> what he has to say about things when he can more freely move around.
>

Yep. Even from the official fluff it can be deduced that the Emperor was far
more benevolent ruler than the administratum is. True, he did control
psykers as vigorously, but that is unfortunately a necessity in the 40k
universe if the humanity is to survive. And the Emperor is ultimately
concerned with the survival of the humanity as a whole.

One of the other things I've been toying with is the Emperor's attitude
towards technology. Since he lived far before the "dark" age of technology
he has no superstitious beliefs about it. This would obviously be in
conflict with the conservative elements of Adeptus Mechanicus. Do I smell
the makings of a nice civil war here <evil grin>?

> > b) The primarchs return, their souls having been in the
> Warp with the
> > Emperor and brought back with him.
>
> That would rock! And it would be necessary, remember all the chaos
> primarch's are still "alive".
>

Exactly. And I was thinking of REALLY spectacular comebacks, like Roboute
Gulliman stepping down from his throne in his shrine, the amber surroundig
Rogal Dorn's skeleton transforming to flesh and coming alive, Lion El'Jonson
emerging from the secret chamber in the Rock, Leman Russ and Jaghatai Khan
Returning to their homeworlds in the ships they disappeared, Sanguinius
bursting from the stasis tank his body is kept and so on. Why? So that the
people of the Imperium would knew that the time of final battle is at hand.

> > c) The Chaos Gods don't like this at all. Abbadon finally
> manages to
> unite
> > the traitor legions and leads a Heresy-sized black crusade
> forth from the
> > eye of terror as the new Horus; chaos cults everywhere try to incite
> > rebellions.
>
> I like this a lot, a second Heresy would be great, maybe even
> a worldwide
> netepic campaign could be launched to simulate this.
>
> > d) The Orks want teir share of the fun and start doing what
> they always
> like
> > the best.
>
> Image a warlord along the lines of Ghazkul who would unite all the ork
> tribes....scary!
>

Ugh! Not a very pleasant thought.

> > e) Where do the Slann stand? Do they consider the Tyranids
> or the Crusade
> a
> > bigger threat?
>
> Probably the Tyranids, humans are in only one galaxy the Tyranids have
> destroyed several.
>
I thougt so. Besides, they do seem to have quite haghty attitude towards
their "children".

> > f) The Eldar won't most certainly stand aside, but are the humans
> > far-sighted enough to actually accept help? The Emperor
> most certainly is,
> > but even he can't be everywhere at once.
>
> Tough call with chaos united, humanity may need to
> concentrate on one enemy
> while holding another, tricky.
>

Yep, and potentially disastrous.

> Peter
>


Jyrki Saari

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