Tzeentch wrote:
>
> Which version? The story has changed I believe 3 times through the different
> versions of the game.
>
> I still go by the Realms of Chaos story, which you can still find on the
> web.
>
> Ken
I don't know where the Realms of Chaos story is, or what it is. What I
read was the story in the Horus Heresy game. Maybe it's the same story.
Basicly Horus and the Emperor battled on Horus's whacked out Chaos
Battle Barge as it orbited the Earth. Great Story!!!!!
Warprat
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>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Warprat <warprat_at_...>
> To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:19 PM
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Heros
>
> > Weasel Fierce wrote:
> > >
> > > >From: "Luca Lettieri" <l.lettieri_at_...>
> > > >Reply-To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > > >To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > > >Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Heros
> > > >Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:30:58 +0100
> > > >
> > > >On 13 Dec 99, at 18:06, Lorenzo Canapicchi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Tzeentch wrote:
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > No Heroes in Epic!
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe I repeat myself but the question about heroes isn't heroes,
> but
> > > > > what you allow heroes to do.
> > > >
> > > >From a game balance perspective, you're right. But even balanced,
> > > >they would still grate on my "wargaming sensibility", so to speak.
> > > >A single man should NOT have any significant effect in a major
> > > >battle. Unless we're speaking of the commander and his
> > > >decisions... but this is the realm of the player, not of some special
> > > >piece.
> > > >
> > >
> > > well, the 40K universe is still a place of heroes and legend....the best
> 40K
> > > fluff I have ever read was the part in the old Horus Heresy boardgame
> with
> > > the emperor..
> > >
> > > it showed off wonderfully how the emeperor, mighty as he were, were
> still
> > > human.
> > >
> > > Gives much more reality to the game than some of the peoples tendency to
> see
> > > special characters as a bunch of cool rules. Check out the second
> edition
> > > chaos codex for 40K for more of this. The special characters show hyow
> > > diverse a chaos follower can be from his brother in arms.
> > >
> > > That is their main role.
> > >
> > > I think characters llike that are wonderfull, but reserve them for
> special
> > > scenarios and cmapaigns which tehy deserve
> > >
> >
> >
> > I agree with Weasel on this.
> >
> > I used to think the Emperor was some sick life sucking devient residing
> > in a Golden Thrown untill I read the "Fluff Piece", (Do we have to use
> > the term "Fluff Piece?") on him. I wish I had a scanner to show the
> > picture of him, and the epic story of how he was mortally wounded.
> >
> > I tell you it almost brought a tear to my eye! ;)
> >
> > Warprat
> >
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