Re: [Epic] Skaven: NOT WD 217 free gift!

From: Peter <peter_at_...>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 17:46:37 -0500 (EST)

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> <<> By the way the skaven are the "strange things" in the pyramids on
> > gorkamorka. GW is just finishing up the stats and new items for them. Yet
> > again I was assured that they will be out no later than a half year but
>again
> > I think about a year. >>
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>Hmm..no..I don't think so. First of all, Space Skaven would be one of the
>most horribly stupid things GW could ever do. It'd be Teenage Mutant Ninja
>Turtles all over again. And completely unoriginal. And, being that the
>Necrons have been confirmed, and seem to have an Egyptian thing goin' (someone
>described one as having an ankh on it), I'd think that the strange signal
>coming from Angelis, and the pyramids, would have something to do with the
>Necrons. And, of course, there's a picture of a Necron head in one of the
>Gorkamorka books. Space Skaven. LOL. I'd trust GW never to be dumb enough
>to make that mistake. Maybe a very rare, localised, form of rat-like
>Beastman, but not an entire race that's able to threaten other armies....and
>happens to be called the Skaven. Space Orks are bad enough, but they're
>already an established part of the 40k universe (and not just animal-men).
>
>HornedRat
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        HOW DARE YOU CALL SPACE ORKS A BAD IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        I am now forced to viral bomb your town! And to add your families name
        to the exterminous list (Just erase my name first HEE!HEE!)

        Signed
        Peter Lord of all that is CHAOS!!!!!!! and fiend er...uh... friend of
        the simple orks.
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