Tnx a lot! =)
--- In netepic_at_y..., Steve Kerry <steve_kerry_uk_at_y...> wrote:
> Here are some relevant entries from the 1st ed 40K
> books for Orks. Some things have changed since these
> were written (Warbikes don't have autocannons any
> more, for instance) and there were no such things as
> Skarboyz back then. You can always use the
> description from the current 40K books (I can provide
> those too if needed). Alternatively there must be
> descriptions in the 2nd ed books as well, but I
> thought 2nd ed sucked big green weasels so you'll have
> to ask someone else for those!
>
> > > > Ork Flash Gitz
>
> There are so many Freebooter bands that some
> inevitably get lucky and become successful. A
> Freebooter Mob that is especially successful will have
> not only survived, but have escaped with heaps of
> loot. Part of this good fortune will doubtless be due
> to the exceptional low cunning of the Kaptin, who has
> probably double-crossed or intimidated quite a few
> employers out of their rightful share. No doubt the
> Mob also fights well and so gets hired for the most
> lucrative jobs and difficult jobs.
>
> These highly successful and experienced Freebooters
> are known as Flash Gitz. The entire Mob is armed and
> equipped to an incredible degree, not only on account
> of all the loot they have earned but also because of
> the many gifts presented to them by grateful
> Warbosses. The Kaptin is a flamboyant character who
> indulges in such fancies as gold plated armour or gilt
> scrolling on his power suit, as might a few of his
> scurvy crew as well. A few legendary Kaptins of Flash
> Gitz, such as the notorious Kaptin Blacksquig, are
> rumoured to have left great chests of teeth buried on
> wasted worlds and isolated asteroids, having never
> survived to collect them. These have since become the
> object of many fruitless Freebooter quests and feuds.
>
> > > > Ork Skarboyz
>
> No entry for this, Skarboyz didn't exist when the 1st
> ed books were written!
>
> > > > Ork Bikeboyz (dissatisfied with current fluff)
>
> The Ork Warbike is a single-seater attack bike with
> twin autocannon - an exceptionally heavy armament for
> such a small vehicle. Of course, fixing such a lethal
> combination of weaponry onto a small and relatively
> light bike poses a few problems – not the least of
> which is its tendency to spin wildly out of control
> every time the guns are fired. Fortunately, Orks
> don't regard petty problems of this kind as any kind
> of deterrent, rather that they add to the character of
> the bike and make it more exciting to ride. For this
> reason the Warbike is especially popular with Orks
> whose natural inclination to ride fast, dangerous
> machines has become a whole way of life – namely the
> members of the Kult of Speed or Speed Freeks. Riding
> fast and dangerous machines has a naturally exciting
> effect upon the Ork metabolism: their eyes bulge, and
> their faces become transfixed with a smile of
> extraordinary ecstasy. Some Orks become completely
> addicted to this experience. All they want to do is
> ride faster and more dangerous machines, and, of
> course, take their bikes speeding into the heart of
> the fiercest fighting, guns blazing, engines roaring,
> and foes scattering before them like frightened
> squiggly beasts.
>
> Bad Ork Bikeboyz: Ork Bikeboyz who opt for a roving
> nomadic lifestyle are knows as Bad Ork Bikerz, and are
> very bad characters indeed. The tribe breathes a deep
> sigh of relief as they roar off up the road to cause
> trouble somewhere else. Their favourite sport is
> running over ranks of drilling Stormboyz, but they are
> quite happy to practice on Gretchin, Snotlings,
> Madboyz and anyone else who wanders in front of them.
> Bad Ork Bikerz are willing to fight for anyone for
> free, just for the fun of it, and nothing is more
> important to them than their beloved bikes which they
> polish and pamper constantly. When not actually
> riding their bikes they enjoy maintaining them.
> Maintenance costs of taking the bikes apart and
> putting them back together again, hopefully leaving
> out (or `saving') as many bits as they can in the
> process.
>
> > > > Ork Nobz Warbikes (currently merged with
> > bikeboyz)
>
> The Nobz Bike is the ultimate personal transport for a
> Nob who wants fast, individual mobility, with no
> waiting around for the rest of the Boyz. Nobz don't
> drive the Bikes themselves, that would distract them
> from the real fun which (as everybody knows) is
> shooting the biggest, loudest, and most devastating
> weapon that he can carry. Instead, the Bike is driven
> by a trusted servant from the Nobz Household, someone
> he can trust to put his foot down and get to where the
> action is really fast! The Boyz who drive the Nobz
> Bikes consider themselves a cut above the average Boy.
> They perhaps nurture dreams of being Nobz themselves
> one day – if they live long enough!
>
>
>
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Received on Fri May 10 2002 - 11:35:57 UTC