Re: [Epic] Space Marine Chapters

From: Chen-Song Qin <cqin_at_...>
Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 18:57:06 -0600 (MDT)

On Wed, 7 May 1997, Troy, Kiesten &/or Michael wrote:

> Wait a minute! That's the same thing an Eldar Avatar does in one of the
> earlier WD stories. I believe its some fluff to go with the new Avatar's
> rules for 1st Ed 40K. The Avatar fights a Keeper of Secrets for a few hours
> and finally wins by breaking its back over his knee!

Hey, that's in Renegades, the Eldar/Chaos supplement to the old Space
Marine.

> Do GW have the same obsession with breaking backs on knees as they do with
> buckets of skulls poured liberally over all imagery?

I think in the fluff for the Emperor's final battle with Horus, at one
point Horus also breaks the Emperor's back on his knee. Go figure...
Received on Thu May 08 1997 - 00:57:06 UTC