#warhammer adventures

[warhammersnippets]

‘It is almost impossible to storm a Necron Monolith of that magnitude, even for Ultramarines.’ Talen scrambled up beside the monstrous warrior. ‘I thought you could do anything?’ The Space Marine pointed at the throbbing crystal on top of the pyramid. ‘We can, but a Necron Monolith has unlimited power and unbreakable defences.’ From: Tomb of the Necron, Cavan Scott

[caiusmajor]

Warhammer Adventures

So there are these middle grade books that Black Library publishes for Warhammer 40.000 and Age of Sigmar, presumably to get that sweet, sweet elementary-school-parent money.

For some reason, these are available as ebooks through my public library (unlike any other Black Library books). SO I checked one out and, uh. Here's the preamble:

.........so much for "In the grim dark future, there is only war."

More updates as I read this thing, perhaps.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Warhammer Adventures: Realm Quest: City of Lifestone Cover Art by Cole Marchetti

[titanomancy]

'We missed one?' Daedolusus was quickly growing used to the idea that the ape was talking to him. It belonged to a species known as the jokaero, and even before meeting this particular ape Daedolusus had heard of their affinity for technology and gadgets. They were a kind of simian savant, blessed with some of the divine intellect found in humankind, but only in a very narrow field of knowledge. So it seemed quite reasonable that the thing could operate his cogitator well enough to convey a simple message.

'We missed a ship?'

The ape nodded with such force that it stumbled, bumping into the workbench and sending implements clattering across the surface.

'And it is the one with the best chance of what? Reaching the wider galaxy?'

The ape nodded again, more carefully this time.

'How do you know this?'

The ape turned to the cogitator and typed a single word:

SCIENCE

[xenos-girl-again]

Secrets of the Tau

Well this was depressing to read.

The only good thing I can say about it really is that it wasn’t as totally awful as I feared it would be.

Still really bad. Barely tries to even at all dispute the idea that you should hate everyone different to you and, for those wondering, no, there is not even a slight element of ambiguity to the T’au until the postscript addendums, in the actual story, and with the characters, the T’au are just 100% evil constantly.

Also the lady T’au’s big evil plan was...selling T’au technology to humans without the T’au Empire’s consent.

I also love the part where we get the girl, Zelia, basically condemning the T’au as evil because they let the ‘Savage’ and ‘Primitive’ Kroot into their Empire.

Yep. That’s what we need. Type-casting ‘savages’ as inherently evil compared to the Imperium’s oh-so-civilized glory.

Ugh.

It even ends with Zelia explicitly thinking to herself the T’au Empire is no better than the Imperium because, you know, what’s an official policy of wiping out all other sapient life compared to not doing that? Clearly that’s a trivial and absolutely unimportant detail. 

I had really hoped the book would, for children, try to actually teach a lesson about getting along with people outside your own sphere, understanding that you shouldn’t hate something just for being different and that people can communicate but...no. That’s not what we got.

If this was just another Black Library book it would be one thing, I’d be upset but that’s okay, but this is marketed for children and so I am honestly disgusted by it. 

The only moment of empathy for Xenos comes at the very end of the book, when an Inquisitor froths at the mouth and refuses aid to a medic because she was friends with a dead Kroot she calls ‘not a bad sort’. This is literally the very end of the book and has no connection to our protagonists, our moral view point characters, at all.

Also I don’t want some ‘maybe they’ll touch on it again later’ nonsense, next up are Orks. If you aren’t going to demonstrate racism is bad using the T’au then, in 40k, you basically have no options left. 

[konradleijon]

Look at this Warhammer Adventures Book, uhg looks like the T”as will be the Villans Uhg

[severelydeliciousbluebird]

Zelia from warhammer adventures: I hate weapons, the best way to overcome my fears is to learn about the universe. The Universe and its myriad horrors:

[randomtechpriest]